This legislator's position is unclear, and we must understand where they fall.
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Lydia voted to pass a bill that repeals the near-total ban on abortion from 1864.
Apr 24, 2024
Voted in support of a temporary rule change that would have allowed the House to repeal the 1864 abortion ban that the Arizona Supreme Court recently allowed to stand.
Apr 17, 2024
“As Hernandez related to The Republic, other caucus members […] berated her for supporting a Republican bill that would have required emergency medical care for fetuses born alive during intended abortions.”
Feb 8, 2024
Lydia voted against a bill that requires public disclosure of companies that donate or invest in organizations that promote, facilitate, or advocate for abortions for minors.
May 15, 2023
Lydia voted to pass a bill that requires providers to try to preserve the life of any infant born alive.
Mar 30, 2023
“Hernandez responded to a request for comment on abortion on Oct. 4 to say that she was dealing with a personal matter and would follow up. She has not followed up yet and did not respond to another request for comment.”
Oct 25, 2022
"Given that both the woman and the fetus are healthy, and that the conception was not forced, I believe that under these circumstances abortion should not be an option,” Hernandez said in 2014.
Jan 1, 2014
She also signed onto a “pro-life proclamation” in 2013 condemning abortion. “Be it resolved by the House of Representatives and Senate of the State of Arizona: That the Members of the House of Representatives and Senate express their sorrow at the loss of life and the physical and psychological harm caused by forty years of legalized abortion”
Jan 1, 2013