• Arizona Senate approves lying to women to prevent abortions
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[quote] The Arizona Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would allow doctors withhold information about prenatal problems if it could make the decision to have an abortion more likely. Republican state Sen. Nancy Barto introduced the measure to protect doctors from so-called “wrongful birth” lawsuits. Such lawsuits are sometimes filed by parents of children with disabilities who believe that doctors withheld information that could have led to the decision to have an abortion. “When I first heard of this issue, I couldn’t believe that these lawsuits are actually happening,” [URL="http://ktar.com/6/1499817/Arizona-Senate-to-consider-preventing-wrongful-birth-lawsuits"]Barto told KTAR last month[/URL]. “That some couples, after they give birth to their child that has a disability, would claim that the child should not have been born, and would sue to get damages.” “The lawsuits that are being brought imply that the physician is somehow at fault if the child is born with a disability,” she added. Barto claimed that a doctor could still be sued if there was evidence of wrongdoing. “If a doctor intentionally or knowlingly withholds information then a lawsuit could be appropriate,” she said. Opponents of the bill insist that it’s a solution in search of a problem. “This malpractice shield is the latest in attacks on a woman’s right to access reliable, unbiased health care information and represents yet another effort by Republican legislators to interfere in doctor-patient relationship,” [URL="http://www.care2.com/causes/arizona-wants-to-protect-doctors-who-lie-to-women.html"]Care2′s Jessica Pieklo wrote[/URL]. “But even worse, the law presumes that it is the state’s role to dictate what information a woman should have access to and what information she needs to be ‘protected’ from in accessing routine health care services.” Barto’s proposal [URL="http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2012/03/06/senate-approves-bill-on-wrongful-births/"]passed the Arizona Senate 20-9[/URL] and will now go to the state House.[/quote] [url]http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/08/arizona-senate-approves-lying-to-women-to-prevent-abortions/[/url]
Another grand move by Arizona.
let's hope this gets an referendum
on international women's day no less.
This is retarded. If the baby has for example severe down's syndrome and the parents are not in the financial position to take care of it, they should not be forced to have it just because some cunt doctor doesn't want it aborted - it's not [b]their[/b] decision to make.
[QUOTE=Ownederd;35052840]let's hope this gets an referendum[/QUOTE] So it for sure passes :v:?
What the fuck America, this is some crazy [sp]religious[/sp] shit.
[QUOTE]“The lawsuits that are being brought imply that the physician is somehow at fault if the child is born with a disability,” [/QUOTE] They are at fault when they don't tell the woman what they know. It's like if I sold someone a car with a broken engine at full price and expecting to not be at fault for not telling them about the broken engine!
It's not neccessarily america, arizona is a pretty extremist state when it comes to things like immigration, abortion, gun laws and other redneck activities.
Grow up, America
Arizona is worse than Oklahoma, isn't it?
[QUOTE=Bromega513;35053217]Grow up, America[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Walrus.;35053163]It's not neccessarily america, arizona is a pretty extremist state when it comes to things like immigration, abortion, gun laws and other redneck activities.[/QUOTE]
Grow up, Arizona
i live here and i can tell you that the sun fries all common sense in some people
Why can't we just break up Arizona and surrender it to a not shit state government? Give it to Oregon or something, they'll figure out what to do with it.
[QUOTE=Doctor Zedacon;35053445]Why can't we just break up Arizona and surrender it to a not shit state government? Give it to Oregon or something, they'll figure out what to do with it.[/QUOTE] Then we can make Puerto Rico a state without bumping up to the awkward number of 51.
[QUOTE=Hidole555;35053555]Then we can making Puerto Rico a state without bumping up to the awkward number of 51.[/QUOTE] You know what? Let's put [I]Puerto Rico[/I] in charge of Arizona. We can rename Arizona "Also Puerto Rico".
Dear Arizona, It's called the Hippocratic Oath, not the Hypocrite Oath. Important distinction.
[QUOTE=farmatyr;35053018]What the fuck America, this is some crazy [sp]religious[/sp] shit.[/QUOTE] I don't think you have to be religious to lie about being pregnant. But yeah, whatever happened to separation of church and state.
[QUOTE=minilandstan;35054385]I don't think you have to be religious to lie about being pregnant. But yeah, whatever happened to separation of church and state.[/QUOTE] retards, thats what happened
[QUOTE=Chicken_Chaser;35053227]Arizona is worse than Oklahoma, isn't it?[/QUOTE] I'm starting to wonder if there's some sort of race between certain state governments to see who can come up with the most stupid law.
Isn't lying a sin even if it's a lie with a ''good'' intention?
Why not also make it legal to throw babies in the trash, as a result of the large amount of parents who do not feel suited to be parents being forced to have a baby they will not want?
[QUOTE=znk666;35055133]Isn't lying a sin even if it's a lie with a ''good'' intention?[/QUOTE] Wouldn't that make the entire religion a sin? Oh the contradictions.
[QUOTE=Omali;35054335]Dear Arizona, It's called the Hippocratic Oath, not the Hypocrite Oath. Important distinction.[/QUOTE]The original hippocratic oath forbid abortions and patient requested euthanasia.
I would have titled this "Arizona makes leap forward in the bigotry arms race, may have chance to surpass front-runner Tennessee".
Seriously, why dont we just have the policy saying "Its their choice. Thats it. No questions asked."
So many shit hole states in 'Murica. Good luck guise.
Arizona, what the fuck are you doing; it's the south that's supposed to be backwards.
This is just retarded. I personally disagree with abortions but no one has the right to tell anyone else whether or not they can have one and doctors certainly shouldn't have any legal rights to lie to their patients. That seems totally against their creed of helping people. "Hey, let's withhold potential health issues the child may have from the parents!" Idiots...
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