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Joined by the state Legislative Women's Caucus and advocates, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Sacramento, Calif., to announce legislation that would help Arizona women access abortions. The proposal would circumvent a ban on nearly all abortions in Arizona by allowing Arizona doctors to give their patients abortions in California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California

Apr 24, 2024 It would apply only to doctors licensed in good standing in Arizona and their patients, and last only through the end of November.

A view of the dome atop the Arizona Capitol Museum at the State Capitol in Phoenix. January 2021.

AZ House approves repeal of near-total abortion ban

Apr 24, 2024 The bill now heads to the Senate.

The Arizona Capitol Museum building at the State Capitol in Phoenix.

Republican says abortion ban repeal will advance in the state House by midweek

Apr 22, 2024 The 29 Democrats in the House of Representatives have twice tried to alter House rules to vote to repeal the ban.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes talks with healthcare providers from Cochise County about how they would like to use the county's $11.8 million of the state's opioid settlement funds. July 26, 2023. *Photo by Summer Hom, AZPM News.*

AZ abortion ban is not in effect yet, attorney general tells hospitals

Apr 19, 2024 She said she would notify medical providers if the enforcement date changes.

Arizona House again refuses to repeal 1864 abortion law but Senate agrees

Apr 17, 2024 House Speaker Ben Toma kept the bill from being brought up.

Arizona republican Gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake speaks at a rally, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022 in Chandler, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Senate hopeful Kari Lake fears AZ abortion ban will motivate voters in November

Apr 12, 2024 Senate candidate Kari Lake continued to oppose the revival of Arizona’s 1864 near-total ban on abortion, during a campaign rally at the University of Arizona on Thursday night.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Tucson about abortion and reproductive rights. April 12, 2024

Days after abortion ruling: Vice President Harris visits AZ to discuss access

Apr 12, 2024 She says the Arizona Supreme Court ruling on abortion puts women in the state under one of the most "extreme" abortion bans in the U.S.

Hours after near-total ban upheld: Providers in AZ abortion clinic fear for patients' lives

Apr 10, 2024 On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a Civil War-era law that bans nearly all abortions, except to save the life of a pregnant person.

AZ Supreme Court lets abortion ban stand

Apr 9, 2024 The 4-2 decision puts an 1864 law into effect.

Mayes urges SCOTUS: protect emergency abortion care amid Idaho ban

Mar 30, 2024 The amicus brief comes weeks before the United States Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments for the case.

Cuban-born Ninón Sevilla starred in the Mexican film "Víctimas del Pecado" in 1951.

"Víctimas del Pecado" makes a powerful return to the silver screen.

Mar 21, 2024 Also on Arizona Spotlight: How Stories Change Lives - Social Venture Partners "Fast Pitch" offers opportunities for local non-profits; and Mel Blumenthal shares a story about being sneaky on a German train.

The Buzz: Arizona navigates legal uncertainty with two conflicting abortion bans

Dec 16, 2023 Arizona contends with a legal tangle over two conflicting abortion laws, leaving providers and patients in uncertainty.

Arizona abortion laws clash: High-stakes court battle set to unfold

Dec 11, 2023 The case, Planned Parenthood vs. Mayes/Hazelrigg, will decide Arizona's abortion landscape.

Protests begin outside of the Pima County Superior Court following the reinstatement of an abortion ban on Friday, Sep. 23, 2022.

Doctors could revive bid to block Arizona ban on abortions performed due to genetic abnormality

Oct 30, 2023 The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sent the case back to a lower court to consider the doctors’ request for a court order blocking the law.

Kendall Hicks and Danny Fapp as Audrey and Seymour in the Saguaro City Music Theatre's production of Little Shop of Horrors.

Favianna Rodriguez on using creativity for social change.

Oct 23, 2023 Also on Arizona Spotlight: Author Kerri Maher on her latest novel "All You Have to Do Is Call"; and, a conversation with the cast of Saguaro City Music Theatre's "Little Shop of Horrors"

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes asked Cochise County residents to share their thoughts on the Kroger and Albertsons merger agreement at the Ethel Berger Center. July 26, 2023.

Attorney General Calls for Reversal of Abortion Pill Ruling

Oct 13, 2023 Mayes filed an amicus brief along with 22 other states.

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