Late last week, Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order that centralizes the authority over abortion-related prosecutions in the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.
Previously, county attorneys had the discretion to bring prosecutions. The order also directs Arizona agencies to not help in investigations relating to reproductive healthcare unless a court or federal law requires them to. It also outlines that Arizona will turn down extradition requests from other states who want to prosecute people who provide, help with, seek or get abortion services.
The move has, predictably, drawn praise from abortion-rights supporters and criticism from those who oppose the procedure. Attorney General Kris Mayes joined The Show to talk more about the order.
