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Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 05:40 PM Mar 2015

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 provision—the 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 evidence—even 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."

More:
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/03/31/new-abortion-bill-arizona-writes-medical-malpractice-law

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With New Abortion Bill, Arizona Writes Medical Malpractice into Law (Original Post) Judi Lynn Mar 2015 OP
Disgusting. TDale313 Mar 2015 #1
No doctor will comply Warpy Mar 2015 #2
It is March Madness all over in the Taliban controlled, rebel influenced regions of America. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #3
I'm trying to figure out how to explain this to my daughter, soon to enter adolescence phantom power Mar 2015 #4
What madness is this??? blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #5
www.constantinereport.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Blog_American_Taliban.jpg blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #6
Excellent. Thanks. n/t Judi Lynn Apr 2015 #7

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
1. Disgusting.
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 05:47 PM
Mar 2015

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)
2. No doctor will comply
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 05:52 PM
Mar 2015

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.

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