Arizona
He later said he wouldn't sign a national abortion ban.
“Looks like our prayer team stirred up some god-haters," Anthony Kern said.
The Republican Senate candidate may find it tough to distance herself from her past statements in favor of the 1864 law.
The law dates back to 1864, predating Arizona's own statehood.
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The law would override a previous 15-week abortion ban in the state once in effect.
Amanda Nenigar, 26, was found dead last week in an Arizona desert.
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, who brought the suit, called Lake's request a "complete and total surrender on liability."
George Alan Kelly says he confronted armed drug traffickers. The state accuses him of killing an unarmed migrant.
"The safest and most appropriate treatment for me — and the treatment that I choose — is abortion," state Sen. Eva Burch (D) said on the Arizona Senate floor.
Republican election official Stephen Richer, who wants a Republican to be president, shared his thoughts on Trump and the critical question he makes party members ask of themselves.