04-10-2024, 02:12 PM
Not only Lake - other GOPers have been furiously rewriting their history and moving goalposts …umm…clearing up confusion over their abortion stands:
But that’s now; back then,
Yay, Roe overturned! Yay, 1864 ban, in effect now!
AZ SC: the 1864 ban is in fact in effect.
(Looking at polls) Boo, 1864 ban! We want to do whatever you voters want - both pro-choice and anti-abortion. Really! We’ll do whatever you want, whatever that may be!
David Schweikert, an Arizona congressman who is facing one of the most competitive House races in the country this November, said he does not support the [AZ Supremos] ruling, but in 2022 said the fall of Roe “pleased” him.
Juan Ciscomani, another Republican congressman for Arizona, said the ruling was “a disaster for women and providers” and that the law was “archaic”.
The speaker of the Arizona house, Ben Toma, and the president of the state senate, Warren Petersen, who are both Republicans, also released a joint statement saying that they would be “listening to our constituents to determine the best course of action for the legislature”.
But that’s now; back then,
In contrast, on the day Roe fell, the Republican-controlled state senate released a statement declaring that the 1864 ban was in effect immediately. That statement unleashed confusion and chaos among abortion providers in Arizona, prompting them to stop offering the procedure out of an abundance of caution.
Yay, Roe overturned! Yay, 1864 ban, in effect now!
AZ SC: the 1864 ban is in fact in effect.
(Looking at polls) Boo, 1864 ban! We want to do whatever you voters want - both pro-choice and anti-abortion. Really! We’ll do whatever you want, whatever that may be!