AZ: Hobbs issues four more vetoes, bringing her yearly total to 24
Republican state legislators keep sending bills to Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and she keeps vetoing them, including one she struck down Monday that critics say would have helped to codify fetal personhood.
Republican Rep. Matt Gress’ House Bill 2427, which would have lowered the barrier to file aggravated assault charges against someone who knowingly attacks a pregnant person, was one of four Republican-backed bills that Hobbs vetoed on Monday, bringing her count to 24.
While Gress said that his bill was aimed solely at protecting pregnant women, critics say HB2427 was a backdoor way to attempt to get fetal personhood on the books in Arizona in the fight against abortion rights.
“This veto was crucial for protecting Arizonans from an underhanded attack on reproductive justice,” Democratic Sen. Anna Hernandez said in a statement. “Representative Gress and the Joint Republicans Caucus’ continued assault on our rights to safe and accessible abortion indicate that their ‘pro-life’ stance has always been about control not care. Our state deserves legitimate solutions that will uplift those experiencing domestic violence — but trying to disguise an attempt to codify fetal personhood as support is disgusting.”
https://www.azmirror.com/2023/04/03/hobbs-issues-four-more-vetoes-bringing-her-yearly-total-to-24/
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