Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake said Tuesday that she disagrees with the Arizona Supreme Court’s decision to revive a near-total ban on abortion by invoking a 1864 law — once for which she previously voiced support. In a statement Tuesday, Lake said the law, which forbids abortions except to save a mother’s life and punishes providers with prison time, is “out of step with Arizonans.
Katie Hobbs , to whom she lost the gubernatorial race last year, to “come up with an immediate common sense solution that Arizonans can support.” “Ultimately, Arizona voters will make the decision on the ballot come November,” Lake said. Lake, a staunch ally of Donald Trump, also said she agrees with the former president’s view that abortion laws should be left up to the states. Lake said she opposes a federal ban on abortion, as well as federal funding for abortion.