"Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Controversial Abortion Ban, Sparking Political Divide"

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs criticized Republican lawmakers for celebrating the Dobbs decision, which led to the state Supreme Court upholding a 160-year-old abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest. The court ruled that the ban, passed when Arizona was a territory, is now enforceable after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Hobbs urged the state legislature to repeal the ban and protect access to reproductive care, emphasizing that the extreme ban will prevent people from getting necessary care.