Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is following through on promises to undo a long-dormant law that bans all abortions except those done to save a patient’s life.

Arizona Democrats, speaking at a press conference on Wednesday organized by the Biden campaign, said they would push to defeat former President Donald Trump in the state but also win legislative majorities and pass a ballot measure that would add a reproductive-rights guarantee to the state constitution.

Despite Arizona's Senate vote to repeal its near-total abortion ban, the 1864 ban could stay in effect through the summer or fall.

The bill undoing the state's near-total abortion ban will soon head to the governor's desk after the Arizona House approved it last week.

Two Republican state senators have said they support scrapping the law, enough to ensure final passage of repeal.

The Arizona Legislature has approved a repeal of a long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions. The vote to undo the 19th century law will send the bill to Democratic Gov.

Two Republican state senators broke with their party to ensure final passage of the repeal. Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, is expected to sign it on Thursday.

The Arizona Senate repealed a 1864 law that would ban almost all abortions. Two Republican state senators voted with Democrats to repeal.

The Arizona Senate voted Wednesday to repeal the state's 1864 abortion ban, sending a measure to the Democratic governor that would end weeks of turmoil and keep in place a 15-week abortion limit enacted in 2022.