Posted on 04/12/2024 1:07:35 PM PDT by Miami Rebel
President Donald Trump called on the Arizona legislature to use “HEART” and “COMMON SENSE” and pass a pro-choice bill in a post on Truth Social Friday.
“The Supreme Court in Arizona went too far on their Abortion Ruling, enacting and approving an inappropriate Law from 1864. So now the Governor and the Arizona Legislature must use HEART, COMMON SENSE, and ACT IMMEDIATELY, to remedy what has happened,” wrote Trump. “Remember, it is now up to the States and the Good Will of those that represent THE PEOPLE. We must ideally have the three Exceptions for Rape, Incest, and Life of the Mother. This is important! Democrats are the EXTREMISTS – They support Abortion up to the moment of birth, and even execution of Babies, in some cases, after birth. This should not be. Arizona Legislature, please act as fast as possible!”
Earlier this week, the state Supreme Court in Arizona decided that an old law predating the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade outlawing abortion except for when the mother’s life is threatened was still valid. Trump’s call for the expansion of abortion rights in the Grand Canyon State comes just days after he promised not to back any pro-life legislation if he retakes the White House this November and represents an implicit retraction of his call for states to navigate the abortion debate on their own.
“My view is now that we have abortion where everybody wanted it. From a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law of the land, in this case, the law of the state,” explained Trump in a statement earlier this week. “Many states will be different. Many will have a different number of weeks, or some will have more conservative than others. And that’s what they will be at the end of the day. This is all about the will of the people. You must follow your heart or in many cases, your religion or your faith. Do what’s right for your family and do what’s right for yourself. Do what’s right for your children. Do what’s right for our country, and vote.”
Kari Lake, the Republican candidate for Senate in Arizona, has also called for pro-choice legislation in the state and promised not to support any federal bans on abortion if she’s elected.
Roe didn’t last 170 years. And it was a dictate from a few judges. It was never voted into law.
Seems to me the problem with Gov. Doug Ducey’s 15 week abortion ban was that it did not repeal the 1864 law and “is predicated entirely on the existence of a federal constitutional right to an abortion,”
“The old law supersedes Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban, which was passed by the legislature and signed in 2022 by then-Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican. The 2022 ban included exceptions in cases of medical emergencies and restrictions on medication abortion, and it requires an ultrasound before an abortion and parental consent for minors. But the 15-week ban did not repeal the 1864 law, the state Supreme Court found, and “is predicated entirely on the existence of a federal constitutional right to an abortion,” which was struck down with the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022.”
women can go another state to kill their babies
agree
wobbly no good
Arizona has not done a damned thing to clean up election fraud
Thanks for the background. For whatever reason, this whole thing was clearly mishandled by the AZ Legislature and Governor when they crafted their 2022 legislatioin.
Yup, the legislature blew it in crafting the 15 week bill.
They never dreamed the SC would repeal Roe.
That is the first idea I thought, as well. It was too confusing about How this could happen in a leftist state.
Someone wants Trump boxed in on abortion.
If I properly understood, it was the AZ SC who acted, but only in the absence of action by the AZ state legislature.
If correct, the Court must have accepted a particular case on the issue, forcing this outcome. Right?
Due to the DOBBS decision by the US SC, the AZ Court had to comply with that decision. They were not authorized to legislate any exceptions.
The demonics want abortion as the first plank of the 2024 Democrat campaign platform because it polls #1 among their demonic followers.
Someone upthread made a brilliant point, about the results if Biden should cheat to a “W”, on November 5th. The multitudes of abortions that could result are astonishing and a political promise.
Once again, the cunning Demonratics box our candidate and our nation in, through another tactical manipulation.
The hell that’s not a judicial Molotov cocktail aimed straight at Fo Fi!
Thanks for the background info. You appear to know more about the details of the case than I do. I don’t KNOW that this was a political move on the part of the AZ Supreme Court, but, IMO, it’s at least worth considering. And regardless of whether it was intentional or not, it’s effects are clearly detrimental to Trump’s chances to win AZ this year - not necessarily fatally, but it will make winning more difficult.
Who?
Trump. 45.
Trump is wrong on this issue; too bad.
He absolutely is. And I am absolutely voting for him. Because I can do math.
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