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Arizona Gov. signs bill requiring doctors inform of abortion reversal

The new law also prevents women from acquiring healthcare plans that include coverage for abortion.

By Andrew V. Pestano
Gov. Doug Ducey was sworn in on Jan. 5 , 2015. File Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Gov. Doug Ducey was sworn in on Jan. 5 , 2015. File Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr

PHOENIX, March 31 (UPI) -- Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed a controversial bill requiring that physicians inform women, who are receiving medically-induced abortions, that the procedure can be reversed.

The Republican governor said he is defending the "right to life." He is a known pro-life advocate. Opponents of the bill state the claim that a procedure to reverse drug-induced abortions is not supported by medical science, according to The Arizona Republic.

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The new law also prevents women from acquiring healthcare plans that include coverage for abortion from the federal marketplace, unless for instances of rape and incest.

"The American people overwhelmingly oppose taxpayer funding of abortions," Ducey said in a statement. "It's no different in Arizona, where we have long-standing policy against subsidizing them with public dollars."

The new bill was supported by the conservative Center for Arizona Policy, which is led by Ducey supporter and lobbyist Cathi Herrod.

The Center for Arizona Policy released an image on social media of Ducey signing the bill at his desk in the Arizona State Capitol's Executive Tower. The group claims the image was provided by someone who was in the room.

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Bill opponent Sen. Katie Hobbs, D-Ariz., said that medical malpractice due to the use of unsupported techniques to reverse abortion can result in birth defects.

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