How Arizona's abortion ban could affect the 2022 midterm election

Late on September 23rd, a Pima County Superior Court judge
effectively allowed Arizona’s 19th Century ban on nearly all
abortions to go back into effect. That is at odds with a 2022 law
that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Just this
week, Maricopa County’s top prosecutor reversed herself and said
she wouldn’t prosecute women for getting an abortion.  Facing
a charged political environment, Arizona officials have struggled
to clarify what is legal and what is now forbidden after the U.S.
Supreme Court in June erased federal abortion rights. The Pima
County ruling sparked another round of anger and anguish from
Democrats. Most Republicans preferred to let the latest
development pass quietly. In this episode of The Gaggle, Brookings
senior fellow and founding director Center for Effective Public
ManagementElaine Kamarck (@EKamarck) joins our host, Ron Hansen to
discuss how abortion restrictions may impact midterm elections.
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