Major abortion rights groups are launching a bid Tuesday to enshrine abortion protections into the Arizona Constitution, setting off a high-stakes battle in a politically divided swing state that was once reliably Republican.
Since late September, most abortions in the state have been banned after 15 weeks of pregnancy except to the save the life of the mother or in the cases of serious medical emergencies —
an effort to attempt to get an abortion rights measure on the November midterm election ballot. Their last-minute quest was unsuccessful.
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