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Arizona governor signs executive order centralizing abortion prosecutions

By Gabrielle M. Etzel
Published June 23, 2023 9:00pm ET
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Arizona governor signs executive order centralizing abortion prosecutions
Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) signed an executive order on Friday centralizing control of abortion-related prosecutions in Arizona under the state’s Attorney General Office, taking away authority previously held by the state’s 15 county attorneys. Hobbs announced the executive order in time for the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, which […]


Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) signed an executive order on Friday centralizing control of abortion-related prosecutions in Arizona under the state’s Attorney General Office, taking away authority previously held by the state’s 15 county attorneys.

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