Arizona Second Highest Spending on Abortion Legislation in Nation

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, states nationwide have been scrambling to determine how this sensitive issue should be handled in their state.

Some states have outlawed or restricted abortion, like Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, for example, three states that have instituted a near-total band.

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Four states, including Arizona, have a 15-week ban signed into law by their respective governors. Arizona's law, signed by Governor Ducey, is currently embroiled in legal challenges. Arizona lawmakers and groups are working to move this decision out of the realm of state legislatures and into the hands of voters this fall.

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Navigating the Changing Laws in Arizona

The election cycle is heating up across Arizona, and both sides of the abortion debate are gearing their resources in the fight to win the hearts and minds of Arizona's voters.

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The proposed Arizona Abortion Access Act would change the law in Arizona to allow abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. This resets the law to the original timeline before Governor Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1164 on March 30, 2022, which outlaws abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

READ: 1864 Abortion Law Cited as Precedent in Arizona

Advertising Spending on Abortion Bills in Arizona

A variety of activist groups across Arizona are spending millions on campaigns to canonize abortion rights in the Arizona State Constitution. One group has raised almost $23 million since the campaign began.

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Arizona abortion rights groups are using the money to fund political advertising across all types of media, hoping to keep the bills top-of-mind for voters as they go to the polls this fall.

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In Arizona, the ballot initiative Arizona Proposition 139 is being proposed to protect abortion rights in our state. Arizona groups are the second highest in the nation for spending on media in the hopes of changing state abortion laws.

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If the past is prologue, no matter how voters respond to this divisive bill, there will certainly be challenges that follow. What do you think? Tell us in the comments.