Mon Sep 26, 2022 – 4:07 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – A slate of new conservative laws went into effect in the Grand Canyon State over the weekend, including a ban on abortion at 15 weeks, several prohibitions on the most onerous restrictions of the COVID-19 era, and voting in federal elections by those who cannot prove citizenship or residency.
CBS affiliate KOLD reported that more than two dozen laws signed by Republican Gov. Doug Ducey took effect Saturday, among them a ban on abortions at 15 weeks of pregnancy for any reason except to save a mother’s life. Other pro-life laws currently on the books include a ban on abortions sought specifically due to a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome, as well as a complete abortion ban dating to 1901, which the June overturn of Roe v. Wade allows to be enforced once more.
Also taking effect Saturday were bans on localities imposing mask or COVID-19 vaccination mandates, a ban on requiring children to vaccinate for COVID without parental consent, a ban on city officials shutting down businesses in the name of an emergency, and a requirement to provide proof of citizenship, birthplace, and current residency to
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