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Arizona Senate votes to appeal abortion ban. The Arizona Senate voted on May 1 to repeal the state’s 1864 ban on abortion, which could otherwise have taken effect within weeks. The repeal was passed by the Senate in a 16-14 vote and is expected to be quickly signed by Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, on May 2. Two Republican senators crossed party lines to vote in favor of repealing the ban. The Arizona House last week passed the measure after a handful of Republicans broke party ranks and voted with Democrats to send it to the Senate.

In Arizona and beyond, an abortion uproar has Republicans scrambling.