Kari Lake calls legislators in push to repeal Arizona abortion ban she previously backed
Posted on AllSides April 11th, 2024
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Senate candidate Kari Lake has made calls to state lawmakers to push for the repeal of Arizona's Civil War-era abortion ban, according to one Republican legislator who said they received a call from her. The behind-the-scenes effort by Lake comes as the GOP-controlled Legislature considers its next steps after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the state's 1864 near-total ban on abortion is enforceable. The Arizona House convenes again on Wednesday. Lake's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday evening on her lobbying of...