A bill that will repeal a near-total abortion ban in Arizona has been passed by State House lawmakers on April 24.

The bill, known as HB 2677, would repeal a piece of Arizona law that can trace its roots back to the 1860s. The law, known as A.R.S. 13-3603, bans nearly all abortions in Arizona unless such an action is necessary to save a woman's life.

The vote was 32 to 28.

Republicans had repeatedly used procedural votes to block earlier repeal efforts, each time drawing condemnation from Democratic President Joe Biden, who has made his support for abortion rights central to his reelection campaign. The breakthrough came Wednesday when a second Republican joined all Democrats in voting to overrule GOP House speaker, who has steadfastly blocked repeal. A third Republican joined to support repeal.

If the proposed repeal wins final approval from the Republican-controlled Legislature and is signed into law by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs, a 2022 statute banning the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy would become the prevailing abortion law.

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