Adam Edelman is a political reporter for NBC News.
On Tuesday night, Arizona state House Speaker Ben Toma found himself on defense, pushing back on criticism that he could have stopped the effort to repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban that dates back to 1864. “I’d like to see how you stop it in the Senate on Wednesday,” the Republican quipped to GOP state Sen. Anthony Kern, less than 24 hours before the state Senate took up, and ultimately passed, a measure to repeal the Civil War-era ban. The state House approved the bill last week.
He even filed a brief in the case advocating for upholding the 1864 law and twice used his power in legislative sessions last month to kill a repeal bill on procedural grounds. A spokesperson for Toma’s campaign didn’t respond to questions. In floor proceedings over the last three weeks, Toma has spoken passionately and emotionally about his position against repealing the ban.
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