“I know you’re taking some heat,” he told Mr. Gress.
Shortly after the repeal bill squeaked through the Arizona House on Wednesday with support from every Democrat, as well as Mr. Gress and two other Republicans, anti-abortion activists denounced Mr. Gress on social media as a baby killer, coward and traitor.
The Republican House speaker booted Mr. Gress off a spending committee.
And some Democrats dismissed his stance as a bid to appease swing voters furious over the ban during an election year.
“To go from abortion being legal and constitutionally protected to nearly a complete ban overnight is not something that the electorate is going to be OK with.”
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