Abortion-rights groups get signal boost after Florida, Arizona rulings

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Source: Axios

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Crucial swing states where abortion is on the ballot in November are seeing a surge in voter registration, volunteers and donations, according to several abortion-rights activists who spoke with Axios.

The big picture: Democrats have seized on abortion as a winning issue in the post-Roe era, and it's made some states, including Arizona, focal points for 2024.

"This is truly a galvanizing moment," Planned Parenthood Action Fund spokesperson Olivia Cappello told Axios, adding that energy around the issue is renewed.

"We know that abortion bans across the country have made people angry and that people are already seeing the impact of them in their communities."

Helping people understand that their vote matters and they have the opportunity to directly influence policy is critical, Cappello said.

In Arizona, where the state Supreme Court upheld an 1864 near-total abortion ban, with exceptions only to save the mother's life, Arizona for Abortion Access has seen an influx of grassroots campaign donors, new volunteer sign-ups and signatures on its ballot measure petition.

If passed, the measure would permit abortions up to the point of fetal viability, around 24 weeks of pregnancy, which had been Arizona law before the end of Roe.

Organizers said they've exceeded the signature threshold needed to get the measure on the November ballot, but it still needs to be certified.

"Since the ruling, we have seen a flood of new activity," Cheryl Bruce, campaign manager of Arizona for Abortion Access, told Axios. "There's no fence left for people to sit on. So we are seeing increased enthusiasm."

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/04/20/abortion-arizona-florida-voter-registration-increase

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