Majorie Dannenfelser, president, SBA Pro-Life America, left, and Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) | Majorie Dannenfelser, president, SBA Pro-Life America, left, and Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.)
Majorie Dannenfelser, president, SBA Pro-Life America, left, and Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) | Majorie Dannenfelser, president, SBA Pro-Life America, left, and Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.)
SBA Pro-Life America (SBA) criticized Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) after Hobbs announced an executive order that takes away the power of county prosecutors to handle state abortion laws and gives that power to Attorney General Kris Mayes (D-Ariz.)
"Abortion is legal before 15 weeks in Arizona," tweeted SBA. "But Katie Hobbs doesn't think that's enough, so she's ordering the government to ignore the law."
The Arizona Republic reported, "An executive order Hobbs signed June 22 gives state Attorney General Kris Mayes the power to handle any attempted county prosecution under state abortion laws, bans state agencies from assisting investigations for alleged violations in other states and bans extradition of people accused of violating other states' abortion laws."
Under this executive order, tweeted Arizona Public Media, "only Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, will be able to oversee abortion-related prosecutions."
The NW Valley Times reported that State Sen. Anthony Kern (R-27) urged Hobbs to "lawyer up" because Hobbs "is only the executive" and "the Legislature makes the law."
State Rep. Jacqueline Parker (R-15) called Hobbs' executive order "illegal and powerless," reported the SE Valley Times.
SBA is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization whose mission is to "end abortion by electing national leaders and advocating for laws that save lives, with a special calling to promote pro-life women leaders," according to the organization's website.
Headquartered in northern Virginia, SBA was founded in 1992 by Marjorie Dannenfelser, who still works as the group's president.
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