Arizona lawmakers approve abortion bill, send to governor
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - Arizona lawmakers on Wednesday passed a controversial measure blocking women from buying insurance that includes abortion coverage through the federal health care exchange.
The fiercely-debated bill also requires doctors to tell women they could possibly reverse the effects of a drug-induced abortion, a claim that critics called "junk science."
The legislation was approved by an 18-11 vote in the Republican-controlled Senate, with two Democrats voting for it. House lawmakers on Monday approved the bill by a 33-24 margin.
It now goes to Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey, who has not indicated whether he will sign or veto the bill. He has said he is opposed to abortion.
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BY DAVID SCHWARTZ
PHOENIX Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:17am EDT
AngryDem001
(684 posts)Just keep on digging that grave deeper.
haikugal
(6,476 posts)They can lie to women...how is that even legal?
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)But people tell me to vote for them anyway.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)I've heard the new governor is just as batshit as the old one. I hope someone takes this to court.
phantom power
(25,966 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,469 posts)onto other people? How dare you prevent women from obtaining the medical insurance and the procedures they need to live THEIR lives? How dare you bastards?
phantom power
(25,966 posts)Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)kimbutgar
(21,177 posts)My 84 year old mother in law calls the governor a douche bag ( I was shocked she said it) my sister in law can't wait for her youngest who is 14 to finish high school and she 's leaving the state and the other sister in law is selling her house because she can't keep up with the upkeep ( she can't afford a new air conditioning system) and survive on her $12 an hour job at age 56. This wonderful right to work keeps her living paycheck to paycheck. She finally admitted to me that GOP policies are hurting her and her family. Her adult children though are still right wingers because their Dad my sister in laws ex raised them on Rush Limbaugh dumbf&$k university talking points. It's so sad to see them all struggling. One nephew is scared of me because I ask him hard questions and he get flustered so he stays away from me when we visit.