By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Her voice shaking with emotion, State Superintendent Kathy Hoffman assured trans kids across Arizona Thursday of her support and acceptance, a strong contrast to the anti-trans rhetoric created by recent legislation. “We will always stand up for you. We will always have your back, and you…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — With the stroke of a pen Wednesday, Gov. Doug Ducey made it illegal for Arizona women to seek an abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy — even if they became pregnant because they were raped. The legislation, which will go into effect 90 days after the…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Republicans in the House pushed through legislative proposals that restrict transgender children’s access to girls sports and gender-affirming surgeries. Republican legislators defended the proposals as necessary legislative protections. Senate Bill 1138, in particular, elicited heated rhetoric. The bill would ban surgeries for minors performed for the purpose…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — A ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy was approved by a Republican majority in the House, and is on its way to Gov. Doug Ducey’s desk. Under Senate Bill 1164, a doctor who performs an abortion on a woman who is more than 15 weeks…
By Gloria Gomez/UA Don Bolles Fellow/AZ Mirror PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey’s claim that facilities in some Arizona counties are charging victims to process their rape kits is disputed by almost every county, and those advancing the claim refuse to reveal where it’s happening. On Jan. 11, Ducey announced that some Arizona jurisdictions were charging…
