Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a bill to repeal the states near-total ban on abortion on Thursday, weeks after the state Supreme Court ruled that the 1864 statute could go into effect.

Hobbs held the signing ceremony a day after the state Senate approved the measure to repeal the abortion ban by a close 16-14 margin, with the support of two Republicans .

Ive heard from doctors who were unsure if they would wind up in a jail cell for simply doing their job, women who told me they didnt know if it was safe to start a family here in Arizona, Hobbs said Thursday. These excruciating conversations are exactly why I have made one thing clear, very clear: This ban needs to be repealed.

But even with Hobbs signature, the ban will remain in place for some time. Its slated to take effect June 27, but the repeal Hobbs signed will not override it until 90 days after the end of the current legislative session. That end date is not predetermined, but last years session continued through August.

Following news of Hobbs signature, President Joe Biden s campaign slammed Donald Trump for his role in overturning Roe v. Wade and paving the way for the Arizona ban by appointing conservative U.S. Supreme Court nominees. The campaign also lamented that the 150-year-old law will be in effect for even a short time.

Thanks to Donald Trump, Arizonans continue to live under an extreme abortion ban, even after Democrats repealed his ban from 1864and we wont forget whos responsible, Jen Cox, a Biden campaign official in Arizona, said in a statement. Earlier this week, Donald Trump made it clear hes totally fine with states monitoring womens pregnancies and prosecuting women and their doctors. I can tell you this: Women in Arizona are not okay with that and will reject Donald Trump and his allies once again.

Hobbs emphasized at Wednesdays signing ceremony that the fight to protect abortion access is not over.

Today, we should not rest, she said. We should recommit to protecting womens bodily autonomy, their ability to make their own health care decisions and the ability to control their lives.

Organizers behind a ballot measure enshrining abortion protections in Arizonas constitution said last month theyd collected enough signatures for the measure to appear on the November ballot. Their signatures await verification from the Arizona secretary of states office.

For now, abortion rights advocates are celebrating a big win with this weeks legislative action.

We are so proud of Governor Hobbs, and our reproductive freedom champions in the legislature for fighting hard and fast to repeal this archaic and cruel abortion ban, Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju said in a statement. This is what happens when we elect reproductive freedom champions up and down the ballot; they protect our fundamental rights and freedoms.