‘Have you signed yet?’: Arizona activists battle to overturn near-total abortion ban

‘Citizen’s initiative’ aims to put abortion rights in the state’s constitution and repeal a long-dormant outright ban

As people streamed into the empanada restaurant, Susan Anthony made eye contact, pointing to her sign that asked whether they were pro-choice.

“Have you signed yet?” she asked patrons at the establishment in Mesa, Arizona. She carried a clipboard with petition sheets for a citizen’s initiative, a ballot measure that would put the right to abortion access in the swing state’s constitution.