Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has a golden state of mind as she explores options after the Arizona Supreme Court upheld a law outlawing abortion unless a mother faces immediate life-threatening conditions.
The decision was handed down earlier this week, enraging abortion activists. It will be “prospectively enforced” by April 23. The Arizona Democrat told NBC News that her office is talking with neighboring states about a safe haven for abortion providers as she attempts to block enforcement of the law, mentioning California as one of the possible states.
“I totally understand the fear that doctors, pharmacists, and nurses are having right now in the face of the knowledge that we are barreling toward the potential implementation of this 1864 ban,” Mayes said.
“That’s why I’m working with other states on avenues for potentially having them go to those states to practice medicine in the near term. One of my visions is that potentially we could have a safe haven in California for our doctors, nurses, and abortion providers,” s …