Arizona GOP strategy document implores party to show 'Republicans have a plan' on abortion
Arizona GOP strategy document implores party to show 'Republicans have a plan' on abortion
The presentation lays out a menu of GOP options on abortion policy after a state Supreme Court ruling upheld a near-total abortion ban in Arizona law.
A document circulated Monday by a Republican legislative staffer explains how lawmakers could weaken support for an anticipated pro-abortion ballot measure by crafting competing proposals.
The potential plan would attempt to manipulate voters in several ways, such as trying to get better placement on the ballot and offering a 14-week ban that's "disguised as a 15-week law."
Its distribution follows last week's explosive ruling by the state Supreme Court that upheld a strict abortion ban from Arizona's territorial days. But the 24-slide presentation intended for Republican legislators doesn't address a possible repeal of the ban that may come up for a vote during floor sessions planned for April 17.
It suggests referring three other measures to the ballot.
It's "more likely that the AAA Initiative will fail if vote is split (dilutes vote)," says the presentation, which is titled "Legislative Strategies for Regulating Abortion (Amidst a Radical Ballot Initiative and Court Chaos.)"
Linley Wilson, the state House's general counsel, emailed the presentation to lawmakers and others Monday, then recalled it. House spokesman Andrew Wilder said the email was sent accidentally.
It seems likes AZ could actually go Blue this year. Wow! Don’t fumble this one AZ Dems.
Everyone who is paying the slightest bit of attention already knows the Republican abortion plan: take women's right to healthcare away and force them to be tied to a man again just like Gawd intended.