With New Abortion Bill, Arizona Writes Medical Malpractice into Law
Published on Tuesday, March 31, 2015
by Common Dreams
With New Abortion Bill, Arizona Writes Medical Malpractice into Law
'This is unacceptable and not how safe m
Arizona's governor signed an extreme abortion restriction bill on Monday, which women's health advocates say effectively writes medical malpractice into law.
The new law, which passed the state's Republican-controlled legislature last week, requires that doctors tell women that drug-induced abortions can be reversed. Experts said the provisionthe first of its kind to pass in the U.S.was medically unfounded.
"This law will force abortion providers to give patients information about medical abortion care that is unsubstantiated and not supported by evidenceeven abortion opponents admit there is no medical proof to support this information," said Vicki Saporta, president and CEO of the National Abortion Federation. "This is unacceptable and not how safe medical care of any kind is provided."
The LA Times reported that State Sen. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat who voted against the legislation, said the provision "requires medical professionals to commit medical malpractice."
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TDale313
(7,820 posts)And these are supposedly the people who want smaller government and for government to not get between you and your doctor? smh. Not that we haven't known that was bs for years, but damn.
Warpy
(110,903 posts)because there will be an immediate lawsuit to overturn such an outrageously bad law.
We need a constitutional amendment preventing politicians at any level from trying to practice medicine.