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From ACLU. org-Why Is Arizona Forcing Doctors to Lie to Women Who Need Abortions?
The thought spooks the **** out of me!
read more @ https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/why-arizona-forcing-doctors-lie-women-who-need-abortionsBy Andrew Beck, Reproductive Freedom Project
June 4, 2015 | 3:30 PM
Ask yourself this question: Should the government be able to force your doctor to lie to you about medical care?
You are probably thinking that this is a no-brainer — that it's too obvious for words that the government shouldn't be in the business of forcing your doctor to practice bad medicine.
And it is, unless you're a woman who lives in Arizona.
In April, politicians passed a law that forces doctors to give patients inaccurate information. Under Arizona's new law, doctors must mislead their patients by telling every woman seeking an abortion that a medication abortion may be reversed.
