Kimberly Yee in The Guardian (U.K.)


On Abortion: Doctors must tell women drug-induced abortion is reversible

Legislative Summary: SB1318: Prohibits any health care exchange operating in Arizona from providing coverage for abortions, except in cases of rape & incest. Requires a physician to inform the woman of the possible reversal of a medication abortion.

Analysis by The Guardian (6/4/15): Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union [& others] are challenging SB1318, which requires doctors to tell women having a drug-induced abortion that the procedure is reversible, advice regarded by most medical experts as wrong and misleading. The lawsuit argues that compelling doctors to provide this information against their best medical judgement, with "extreme consequences" for non-compliance, is a violation of their first amendment rights.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 33-24-3 on Mar/23/15; Passed Senate 18-11-1 on Mar/25/15; State Sen. Yee voted YES; Signed by Gov. Ducey on Mar/30/15. A federal district court overturned SB1316 on July 23, 2016.

Source: The Guardian/ACLU analysis of Arizona voting record SB1318 Mar 25, 2015

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