On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled to reinstate a 160-year-old (dating back to 1864) abortion ban, leading to a significant shift in stance among Republicans who previously supported the law, including Senate candidate Kari Lake. Initially, Lake had praised the archaic law as "great" and expressed that she would be "incredibly thrilled" to have it go into effect. However, following the court's decision, she and other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the ban. This sudden reversal comes amid concerns over the political repercussions in a battleground state, with some viewing the revival of the 1864 ban as a potential nightmare scenario for Arizona Republicans.
Arizona Republicans are walking back on anti-abortion stances after battleground state’s conservative supreme court revives a 1864 ban. https://t.co/ZPgevfTRv7
The revival of an 1864 abortion ban in Arizona amounts to a nightmare scenario for Republicans in the state. Kari Lake had voiced enthusiastic support for the law as a candidate for governor in 2022. Now she is retreating from that position. https://t.co/rwzEUXEsF3
Vulnerable Arizona Republicans distance themselves from abortion ban in sudden reversal. https://t.co/OwmmJ4oouQ
Arizona Republicans denounce revived 1864 abortion ban in sudden reversal https://t.co/6Hr7XKgN5P
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday to reinstate a 160-year-old abortion ban—and Republicans who previously backed it, including Senate candidate Kari Lake, immediately began flip-flopping. https://t.co/lbf2VfuSdz
MAGA Senate candidate Kari Lake once called an archaic Arizona law that bans abortion in the state a “great” law that she would be “incredibly thrilled” to have it go into effect. Well on Tuesday it did, and Lake is now attempting to reverse course. 🔗 https://t.co/LzCac1hlhc https://t.co/CbJtLgJOBM
UPDATE: The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled to reinstate a 160-year-old abortion ban—and Republicans who previously backed it, including Senate candidate Kari Lake, immediately began flip-flopping. “I am the only woman and mother in this race." https://t.co/rdfyivBlXY