FILE – Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, sponsor of a proposal to repeal Arizona’s near-total ban on abortion, speaks on the floor of the Arizona House in Phoenix on April 17, 2024. Democrats in the Arizona House are expected on Wednesday, April 24, to make another attempt to repeal the the long-dormant abortion law, which the state’s highest court says can be enforced. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

       FILE – The historic Arizona Capitol building stands, April 11, 2024, in Phoenix. Democrats in the Arizona House are expected on Wednesday, April 24, to make another attempt to repeal Arizona’s near-total abortion ban, which the state’s highest court says can be enforced. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

       FILE – Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, sponsor of a proposal to repeal Arizona’s near-total ban on abortion, speaks on the floor of the Arizona House in Phoenix on April 17, 2024. Democrats in the Arizona House are expected on Wednesday, April 24, to make another attempt to repeal the the long-dormant abortion law, which the state’s highest court says can be enforced. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

       FILE – The historic Arizona Capitol building stands, April 11, 2024, in Phoenix. Democrats in the Arizona House are expected on Wednesday, April 24, to make another attempt to repeal Arizona’s near-total abortion ban, which the state’s highest court says can be enforced. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

       FILE – Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, sponsor of a proposal to repeal Arizona’s near-total ban on abortion, speaks on the floor of the Arizona House in Phoenix on April 17, 2024. Democrats in the Arizona House are expected on Wednesday, April 24, to make another attempt to repeal the the long-dormant abortion law, which the state’s highest court says can be enforced. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

       FILE – The historic Arizona Capitol building stands, April 11, 2024, in Phoenix. Democrats in the Arizona House are expected on Wednesday, April 24, to make another attempt to repeal Arizona’s near-total abortion ban, which the state’s highest court says can be enforced. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

       By JONATHAN J. COOPER

       PHOENIX — A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that has bedeviled former President Donald Trump’s campaign to return to the White House.

       Three Republicans joined in with all 29 Democrats Wednesday to repeal a law that predated Arizona’s statehood a ...

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