ARIZONA -–  Kari Lake “is upset about Arizona’s century-old abortion ban not being enforced” and is “supporting it once again.” 

In “quite a clear statement” Lake “[expressed] disappointment” that ‘Unfortunately,’ because Arizona officials won’t enforce the barbaric ban, ‘We don’t have that law, as much as many of us wish we did.’”

In the sixteen days since Arizona’s Supreme Court upheld the 1864 territorial ban on abortion without exceptions for rape or incest, Kari Lake “solidified her support for Arizona’s total abortion ban and called on county sheriffs to enforce the law”, “[expressed] disappointment” that the ban isn’t being enforced, and “[downplayed] 1864 abortion law, says Arizonans can travel ‘3 hours’ for procedure.”

Lake’s has a “clear record on” abortion: she supports banning abortion for Arizonans, says abortion is a “sacrifice, ”an “execution,” “not a medical choice,” “not health care,” calls herself “100% pro-life,” and says abortion is an “execution […] pure and simple.”

Watch what Arizonans are seeing about Lake’s calls to enforce the 1864 ban on abortion:

• CNN: Natasha Chen: “But this is what she said to the Idaho Dispatch earlier this week.” Kari Lake: “The Arizona Supreme Court said this is the law of Arizona, but unfortunately, the people running our state have said we’re not going to enforce it. So it’s really political theater, we don’t have that law as much as many of us wish we did.”

• Yuma ABC 5: “Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake says she is upset about Arizona’s century-old abortion ban not being enforced.”

• KTVK: “In an apparent shift in perspective, Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake says she’s upset the century-old abortion ban is not being enforced. After the court’s ruling, she said it was “out of line,” adding that she supports exceptions for cases of rape and incest. Back in 2022, when Lake was running for Governor, she praised the law and now she’s apparently supporting it once again. So in a recent interview with the Idaho Dispatch, Lake said, ‘the Arizona Supreme Court said, this is the law of Arizona. but unfortunately, the people running our state have said that we are not going to enforce it’. she went on to say, ‘we don’t have that law as much as many of us wish we did.’”

Read more about Lake’s support for the enforcement of the 1864 ban on abortion without exceptions for rape or incest:

• KJZZ: Lake: It’s ‘unfortunate’ AZ officials won’t enforce the state’s near-total abortion ban

• CNN: Kari Lake bemoans fact that Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban is not being enforced, in another apparent shift

• NewsMax: Kari Lake Flips, Now Favors Arizona Abortion Ban

• Jezebel: Kari Lake Flip-Flops—Again!—on Civil War-Era Abortion Ban

• RawStory: Kari Lake flips yet again as she hits opponents of Civil War era abortion law

• Talking Points Memo: “‘We don’t have that law, as much as many of us wish we did,’ Lake continued. It’s quite a clear statement, and, seemingly, a stark reversal.” 

• KYMA/KECY: “Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake says she is upset her state’s century-old abortion ban is not being enforced.”

• NBC News: Kari Lake says ‘unfortunately’ Arizona isn’t enforcing 1864 abortion ban, flipping again

• Arizona Republic Opinion: Kari Lake doubles down on her support for Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban

• Copper Courier: Kari Lake calls on Arizona county sheriffs to make arrests over 1864 abortion ban

• Rolling Stone: Kari Lake Wants Arizona Sheriffs to Enforce 1864 Abortion Ban

• The Hill: Kari Lake flips on Arizona abortion ban, says ‘unfortunately’ it’s not being enforced

• Arizona Republic: Kari Lake downplays 1864 abortion law, says Arizonans can travel ‘3 hours’ for procedure

• Arizona Republic Opinion: Don’t Buy Kari Lake’s Fake Concern Over An Arizona Supreme Court Abortion Ruling