South Carolina House OKs bill requiring doctors to tell women about unproven method to stoabortion

[MissMillie]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina House has approved a bill that would require doctors to tell women who seek medication to have an abortion that there is an unproven way to reverse the procedure.

The 71-29 vote on Wednesday sent the bill to the Senate, where its ultimate fate is unclear. There are just six legislative days left in the 2022 General Assembly's regular session.

Chemical abortions require two drugs, and the bill would have doctors attach a statement to the prescription or other medical papers that says research has shown a pregnancy can be saved after the first pill is taken.

But several OB-GYNs testified during a subcommittee hearing that there is no clinical proof the procedure can be reversed, and attempts could endanger the life of the woman.


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Where's this "research" they're touting? Has there been any research of maintaining the pregnancy after consumption of the first pill?

[Ilsa]

1. Their "research" consists only of beliefs, which should

[Ilsa]

2. Their "research" consists only of beliefs, which should

never be questioned.

[Archae]

3. This is what happens when politicians think they are medically trained.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. The one ethical, controlled study done to evaluate the efficacy of abortion pill "reversal" was

ended early because researchers quickly determined it was so fucking dangerous.

[Demovictory9]

5. sick

[Novara]

6. This is government-compelled speech

How is this not a violation of the First Amendment? The government forcing doctors to lie to serve a political agenda?

[gratuitous]

7. South Carolina doctors: Commit malpractice or break the law

I wonder what the Medical Board thinks about this?