Following Katie Hobbs’ executive order to outlaw “extradition requests” from states seeking to prosecute individuals who seek abortion procedures, state Republicans are pushing back.
In a letter to the Hobbs on June 26, Committee on Director Nominations Chairman Jake Hoffman called Hobbs’ executive action “a blatant disregard for constitutional separation of powers.”
Hoffman also called off Tuesday’s committee hearing “with support of the Republican Majority serving on the committee, to determine Hobbs' future intentions to further act beyond her authority,” according to a Senate press release.
Instead, Hoffman and other Republican lawmakers requested an immediate meeting with Hobbs to discuss “future legally questionable overreach her office intends to issue.”
Hobbs’ executive order, signed June 23, instructs state agencies to refrain from participating in any inquiries related to supporting or accessing lawful reproductive healthcare within Arizona. Moreover, Arizona will reject extradition appeals from other states aiming to prosecute individuals involved in the provision, assistance, pursuit, or receipt of lawful abortion services in the state.
