👉🏼The #Arizona House voted Wednesday to repeal a Civil War-era ban on nearly all #abortions that is set to take effect as early as June 8. The measure now heads to the state Senate, which could grant final passage next week.
https://wapo.st/3xRELds
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Sigh. WaPo:
#SCOTUS is hearing arguments on whether hospitals must provide emergency #abortions in states w bans.
At issue is a nearly 40-yr-old fed law that requires hospitals that receive fed funds to stabilize or transfer all emergency patients, regardless of their ability to pay. Biden admin invoked the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act to argue that the federal government has the power to penalize hospitals that fail to provide emergency abortions even in states with strict bans.
BOOM!
“Democrats in the #Arizona Legislature made a final push Wednesday to repeal the state’s long-dormant ban on nearly all #abortions, which a court said can be enforced...Senate had the 16 votes it needed to advance the bill.
14 Dems in Senate were joined by two GOP votes in favor of repealing the bill, which narrowly cleared the Arizona House last week and is expected to be signed by Dem Gov. Katie Hobbs”
https://apnews.com/article/24578e546b69ca087e01034bcaf4aa01
#SCOTUS on Thurs will issue more end-of-the-term rulings, potentially including whether #Trump is immune from prosecution in his federal #ElectionInterference case, whether #Jan6 #insurgents may be charged w/ #obstruction & whether #FederalRegulatoryAgencies should have their #powers reduced. Wed, the court inadvertently posted a ruling it has not yet announced that, while #litigation continues, would allow emergency #abortions to stabilize patients in #Idaho where #abortion is banned.
🤬 #Iowa now bans most #abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they're pregnant https://apnews.com/article/bd8a959fd64fef5914459e9ea4a64294
#SCOTUS allows #HHS to divert funds over #abortion referrals
The #SupremeCourt Tues cleared the way for the #Biden admin to strip millions of #HealthCare dollars from #Oklahoma over its refusal to direct patients to info about #abortions — a federal req that the state says would be at odds w/its strict #AbortionBan.

Last yr, the Biden admin diverted $4.5M from OK’s #FamilyPlanning prgm, which primarily serves #LowIncome or #uninsured patients.
#law #ReproductiveRights
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/03/oklahoma-abortion-funding-supreme-court-title-x/