Expert: Here's what's next after repeal of Arizona's 1864 abortion ban moves forward: 'I spoke to women and it terrified them'

So where does the proposed repeal of the 1864 abortion law in Arizona go from here now that it's passed the state House? Shawna Mizelle, campaign reporter with CBS, who has been covering this closely in Phoenix, believes it will make it through the Senate, too, but that won't be the end of the story.

In terms of workflow, the bill now goes to the Senate, where it will require three readings before it can be brought up to a vote. The first reading of that should happen next Wednesday when the legislature meets.

What are the expectations that it'll get out of the Senate and end up on the governor's desk?

"Because the Senate has already shown enough support in that they have the numbers to move a repeal bill forward, it seems like the chances are pretty good for this to head to Governor Katie Hobbs desk," Mizelle said. "She's a Democrat. And she's really been pushing lawmakers to work on repeal efforts ... all signs show that she would eventually sign this into law."

A large part of the story involves the pressure being put on the lawmakers from constituents who strongly objected to Arizona returning to an 1864 near-total abortion ban. Turns out, as draconian as that seemed on the national stage, the bill did have some support in the state.

"I spoke to women who said it terrified them," Mizelle reported. "But this was really a divisive issue here in Arizona. And even at the state Capitol today, there was a bigger show of force from those who oppose abortion. They had a rally early this morning before the legislature met. They were pushing for Republicans to 'hold strong and not support any repeal efforts.' And I even spoke to men who said they didn't even support abortion in cases of rape, they didn't support those exceptions. They said, you should not match one crime with another."

Assuming the bill gets the governor's signature, would that end the discussion of abortion in Arizona, or is there more to come?

Mizelle said it's not nearly even close to being the end of the issue as there are efforts underway to put a ballot measure up this November that would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state's constitution. "Now, even with this repeal effort, what's going to happen is a 15 week ban will that will stay in effect, essentially," she said. "And so people are really organizing and trying to get rid of that 15 week ban and really have the right to an abortion, be constitutionalized here."