亚利桑那州共和党人周三阻止了推进一项法案的努力废除该州近乎全面的堕胎禁令这可以追溯到1864年，亚利桑那州最高法院本周裁定可以执行。
不管他们自己党内的许多成员由保守派控制的立法机构中的共和党领导人呼吁终止该法律，并表示他们将“密切审查”法院的裁决，并听取选民的意见以确定最佳行动方案。
参议院议长沃伦·彼得森和众议院议长·本·托马在给美国广播公司的一份声明中说:“最高法院已经做出了决定，这是一项完全基于法律文本的决定——这不是一项政策声明。”
彼得森和托马指出，法院本周的裁决尚未生效，预计至少几周内不会生效。
“在此期间，我们将密切审查法院的裁决，与我们的成员交谈，并听取我们的选民的意见，以确定立法机构的最佳行动方案，”州参议院议长兼众议院议长说。
法院周二的裁决得到了堕胎反对者的支持，也遭到了包括总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)在内的生育权倡导者的谴责。拜登称这是“残酷的”，并将其归咎于“致力于剥夺妇女自由的共和党民选官员的极端议程的结果”。
苏珊·b·安东尼反堕胎美国组织的主席马乔里·丹嫩费尔瑟反对堕胎，她称法院的裁决是“未出生的孩子及其母亲的巨大胜利”。
她说:“恢复亚利桑那州的反堕胎法每年将保护11，000多名婴儿……反堕胎运动的同情心今天在法庭上赢得了胜利。”
但亚利桑那州的著名共和党人，包括参议院候选人卡莉·莱克和前州长道格·杜西，都支持不那么严格的堕胎禁令，他们与法院的决定保持距离。
立法机构中的民主党和共和党都是如此一直在呼吁废除禁令该法案早于亚利桑那州的州地位，只包括一个挽救孕妇生命的例外。
在两党的强烈抗议中，周三亚利桑那州众议院发生了戏剧性的事件，民主党人试图提出一项废除该法律的法案。
共和党人走在了他们的前面，众议员马特·格雷斯(Matt Gress)提出了这项立法。但随后他很快加入了其他共和党人的行列，在他们投票之前暂时休会。
据房间里的成员说，亚利桑那州民主党人高呼“耻辱，耻辱，耻辱”。
州议会后来以30票对29票的微弱优势投票决定下周休会。
民主党众议员斯蒂芬妮·斯塔尔·汉密尔顿(Stephanie Stahl Hamilton)在众议院提出了废除禁令的提案，她在就第二项休会动议进行投票时向同事们发表了热情洋溢的讲话。
“我们现在正处于一个真正的时刻。全世界都在关注亚利桑那州。这并不夸张，”她说。
“这可能是本立法年度我们将做出的最重要的决定之一。当人们的生命受到威胁时，我们没有时间浪费。所以今天我们需要留在这个会议厅里。
共和党众议员特蕾莎·马丁内斯(Teresa Martinez)随后发言主张该机构休会，这样他们就不会“匆忙处理这个非常重要的话题”。
她还谴责了当天早些时候她的民主党同事的行为，当时他们在议会上对共和党人高呼“耻辱”。
“我无法相信这种缺乏礼貌和幼稚的行为。”她说。
民主党州长凯蒂·霍布斯(Katie Hobbs)抨击州共和党人，称他们“有机会为他们的选民做正确的事情，但他们失败了。”
“我将尽我所能保护亚利桑那州妇女的生殖自由。...我的心与每一个正在质疑自己成家是否安全的单身女性同在。霍布斯在给美国广播公司新闻的一份声明中说:“我很自豪能为每一个相信自由和身体自主的亚利桑那州人发声。”
“这场战斗远未结束。”
Arizona Republicans block quick push to repeal near-total abortion ban, which hasn’t taken effect yet
Arizona Republicans on Wednesday blocked efforts to move forward on a billto repeal a near-total abortion ban in the statethat dates to 1864, which the Arizona Supreme Court ruled this week is enforceable.
Despitemany members in their own partycalling for an end to the law, GOP leaders in the Legislature, which is controlled by conservatives, said they will be "closely reviewing" the court's ruling and listening to constituents to determine the best course of action.
"The Supreme Court has made its decision, and it was one based solely on the text of the law - it was not a policy statement," Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Ben Toma said in a statement to ABC News.
Petersen and Toma noted that the court's ruling this week has not yet taken effect and is expected to not kick in for several weeks, at least.
"During this time, we will be closely reviewing the court's ruling, talking to our members, and listening to our constituents to determine the best course of action for the legislature," the state Senate president and House speaker said.
The court ruling on Tuesday drew support from abortion opponents and denunciation from advocates for reproductive rights, including President Joe Biden, who labeled it “cruel" and blamed it on the "result of the extreme agenda of Republican elected officials who are committed to ripping away women's freedom."
The president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Marjorie Dannenfelser, who opposes abortion, called the court decision an "enormous victory for unborn children and their mothers."
“Reinstating Arizona’s pro-life law will protect more than 11,000 babies annually … The compassion of the pro-life movement won in court today,” she said.
But notable Arizona Republicans, including Senate candidate Kari Lake and former Gov. Doug Ducey, both of whom supported less strict abortion bans, distanced themselves from the court's decision.
Democrats and Republicans alike in the Legislaturehave been calling to repeal the ban, which predates Arizona's statehood and includes only an exception to save the life of the pregnant woman.
Amid the bipartisan outcry, drama was stirred in the Arizona House on Wednesday as Democrats tried to bring forward a bill to repeal the law.
Republicans got ahead of them, with Rep. Matt Gress moving to bring the legislation to the floor. But then he quickly joined other Republicans to temporarily adjourn for recess before they could vote.
There were then chants of "shame, shame, shame" from Arizona Democrats, per members in the room.
The state House later narrowly voted, 30-29, to adjourn for the next week.
Democratic Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton -- who introduced the proposal in the House to repeal the ban -- made a passionate speech to her colleagues amid the voting on the second motion to adjourn.
“We're in a real moment right now. We've got the eyes of the world watching the state of Arizona. And that's not hyperbole,” she said.
“This is probably one of the most important decisions we will make this legislative session. And when people's lives are at stake, we don't have time to waste. So today we need to stay in this chamber,” she said.
Republican Rep. Teresa Martinez then took to the floor to advocate for the body to adjourn so that they might not “rush on this very important topic.”
She also decried the actions of her Democratic colleagues earlier in the day, when they chanted "shame" at Republicans on the floor.
“I cannot believe the lack of decorum and childish behavior displayed," she said.
Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, slammed state Republicans, saying they "had the chance to do the right thing for their constituents, and they failed.”
"I will do everything in my power to protect reproductive freedoms for Arizona women. ... My heart is with every single woman who is now questioning if it is safe for them to start a family. I am proud to be a voice for every Arizonan who believes in freedom and bodily autonomy," Hobbs said in a statement to ABC News.
"This fight is far from over.”
