Katie Hobbs Raises Stakes, Calls for State Action as U.S. Senate
Fails To Codify Roe v. Wade
PHOENIX â Today, Arizona Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs released the following statement in response to the Senateâs rejection of the Womenâs Health Protection Act, which would have codified Roe v. Wade into federal law:
âWithout Roeâs constitutional protection and without a federal law, states and governors are now the last line of defense for reproductive rights in America. The stakes for women and families in Arizona could not be higher this November,â said Secretary Hobbs. âArizona women will be living under a total ban on abortion if Governor Ducey and our legislature continue to refuse to repeal these dangerous laws. And it wonât stop there â these out-of-touch politicians are already talking about banning contraception and turning regular citizens into bounty hunters. As governor, I will always stand up for womenâs reproductive rights and I will never allow the government to dictate what women can and canât do with their own bodies.”Â
Secretary Hobbs has been vehement in her opposition to Republicansâ relentless assault on reproductive freedoms. She has called on Governor Ducey and the legislature to immediately repeal Arizonaâs 1901 law that criminalizes abortion and requires prison time for doctors. As the only pro-choice woman in the race and the presumptive Democratic nominee for governor, Secretary Hobbs knows how much is at stake in November and is prepared to keep fighting for Arizonans.
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