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It’s hard not to be cynical, but it was bound to happen. Before the Dobbs ruling, there were many who were single-issue voters: only voting against abortion. If you were a politician who was not against abortion, especially if you were a Republican, you would lose a whole lot of support if you came out as any shade of “Pro-Choice.”
But, like I said, Dobbs changed all that.
The Democrats were swift to come at those Republicans and Republican lead states who had laws on the books that would restrict abortion, and since the majority of the country supports the ability to have an abortion (with restrictions), the pressure exerted on these politicians exposed their true priorities– as testing often does.
Two Arizona Republican state senators crossed party lines on Wednesday to repeal the so-called “1864 abortion ban,” an antedated law that had become a major campaign issue mobilizing abortion activists in the critical swing state and across the nation.
The repeal bill passed 16-14 in the Arizona State Senate, which is currently controlled by the GOP. However, two Republican state senators, T.J. Shope and Shawnna Bolick, joined with Democrats to force the bill to a floor vote, and ultimately, to repeal the law.Bolick argued that the passage of the repeal vote could ultimately help protect babies in the future by helping to safeguard less stringent anti-abortion measures.“We should be pushing for the maximum protection for unborn children that can be sustained,” she said. “I side with saving more babies’ lives.”
Anti-abortion activists shouted angrily: “Come on!” and “This is a disgrace!,” and “One day you will face a just and holy God!”
Two Republicans Cross Over to Repeal Arizona’s ‘1864 Abortion Ban,’ Dealing Blow to Dems’ Campaign Issue – RedState
Arizona was going to be a leader in protecting the unborn, but politics stopped them and allowed innocent children in the womb to be killed once again. Which goes to remind us that positions that politicians take may not be convictions that they have, and we should consider carefully more than what they say, but what they truly believe.
