PHOENIX — State Rep. Matt Gress, a Republican in a moderate slice of Phoenix, was in line at his neighborhood coffee shop Thursday when a customer stopped and thanked him for voting to repeal an 1864 law that bans abortion in Arizona.

The Arizona state House has passed a repeal of an archaic law banning abortion, with a small number of Republicans joining with Democrats on the third attempt to overturn the ban. Arizona Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that the near-total abortion ban enacted in 1864 was still enforceable.

The Arizona House on Wednesday narrowly voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban dating from 1864, capping three weeks of efforts that have galvanized national attention. The 32-28 vote came after passionate speeches from most Republicans,