In a 4-2 decision on Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that an 1864 law criminalizing abortions can go into effect, superseding the states current 15-week abortion ban.
On his show Wednesday, Hannity told viewers that Arizonas governor and attorney general are Democrats and put the onus on Democrats to sort the situation out.
The state legislature is almost evenly divided. If Democrats, you want to get rid of the law, well, you have a chance right now to get rid of it. And I would advise you, get rid of it, he said.
But he failed to mention a couple of crucial details.
While Sean Hannity generally operates in a fact-free zone, he is right about one thing there: Arizonas legislature is almost evenly divided, Keilar said. In favor of Republicans.
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She added, And when he proposed that Democrats get rid of the law, he did so disingenuously. And Im being generous because a Democrat tried to do just that.
Arizona Democrats tried on Thursday to vote on a bill to repeal the Civil War-era law. But the attempt was blocked by Republicans .
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