'The damage is done': Ruben Gallego says repealing Arizona's near-total abortion ban now would be too little, too late
Source: NBC News
April 14, 2024, 2:26 PM EDT
PHOENIX Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego argued this week that a potential repeal of Arizonas 1864 abortion law is not a viable long-term solution to secure abortion rights for the women of Arizona. The damage is done, Gallego told NBC News of a possible repeal of the 1864 ban, which the states Supreme Court ruled last week was enforceable, effectively banning the procedure statewide. Any initiative they pass right now wouldnt even take effect for quite a while, he added.
Gallego, who is running for Senate this year, also pointed out that a repeal of the 1864 near-total ban, which makes exceptions for medical emergencies but not for rape or incest, could be reversed by future state legislatures. To make matters worse, it could just get overturned later by another state House or state Senate, Gallego said. The only protection we really, really have is to codify this and put this on the ballot and enshrine Roe and protect abortion rights, he said.
Gallego argued a repeal through the state is just the first step in rectifying what he sees as injustice. They just need to put the bill on the floor, overturn this and codify Roe, which you can do right now at the state level, he said of what Republicans in the state legislature should do next in the wake of the 1864 ban.
Gallego made the comments on Friday, just hours after rallying with Vice President Kamala Harris on the issue of securing abortion rights. Under Arizonas state constitution, a new law wouldnt take effect until 90 days after the Legislature adjourns.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ruben-gallego-says-repealing-arizonas-total-abortion-ban-now-little-la-rcna147734
cstanleytech
(26,310 posts)Kath2
(3,089 posts)Ratify the ERA, which should have been done long ago. Trust women to make their own personal decisions. Protect reproductive rights. We will never accept going back. These laws are injuring and killing people.
Deuxcents
(16,298 posts)Kath2
(3,089 posts)Women remain second class citizens. All of this needs to change. Hard to believe this is happening in 2024.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,208 posts)AZ8theist
(5,487 posts)....it's coming. Bank on it.
Deuxcents
(16,298 posts)To acknowledge women as being equal in this century. Our paychecks arent equal for equal work. Our health benefits rates are higher as is our insurance. For the majority of the population, were not at all represented or respected. 😡
NanaCat
(1,204 posts)Even a full-blown Amendment enshrining reproductive rights will not guarantee protection, because this USSC can declare any law unConstitutional if a case comes before them to rule that way. Even if you go the full Amendment route (Good luck!), they can (and probably would) do what they have to a bunch of other Amendments and chip away at them until they're toothless.
As long as the Seditious Six are on the bench, women are in danger. This is what we tried to warn the 'purity progressives' about in 2016, and they treated us like we had cooties.
A pox on the lot of them.
Coventina
(27,159 posts)By screaming about "Genocide Joe" and insisting there is no difference between the parties.
I am way past being able to be polite to them.
sumus
(21 posts)Ok now that the 1864 law is in effect. In the spirit of originalism Arizona will only approve abortion methods used in 1864.
TeamProg
(6,193 posts)STUPID FUCKS
AZ8theist
(5,487 posts)DFW
(54,426 posts)With any luck, by the way, well be meeting up in Washington in 3 days. Ill tell him DU says hi!
Snoopy 7
(528 posts)so then if "now would be too little, too late" then let's do NOTHING. What kind of BS thinking is that? Does that mean getting rid of slavery, right to vote, and many other OVERTURNED bad thinking and legislation were wrong! NO, what it means is if it is wrong DO SOMETHING about it. Fight for the people you claim you want on your side, look around and ask yourself do my constituents want me to do nothing? That's when you will find you constituents are telling you to fight like hell for them that's why they are voting for you...
NanaCat
(1,204 posts)He's making a larger point about long-term strategy.
Polybius
(15,465 posts)He could have worded it better.
NanaCat
(1,204 posts)Is that the USSC can still overturn a law or chip away at an Constitutional Amendment to render it toothless. It's like people forget about that checks and balances thing.
As long as the Seditious Six are on the bench, women are in danger.
marshall
(6,665 posts)Every state has antiquated and ridiculous by current standards laws that are routinely ignored. State legislatures need to make it a priority to clean up their laws.
Marthe48
(17,005 posts)Just a freakin' laugh riot. Not.