Medical Science Misrepresented by North Dakota Abortion Bill
Medical Science Misrepresented by North Dakota Abortion Bill
On March 25, 2019, the North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (R) signed into law HB 1336 which would force doctors to tell patients seeking medication abortions that the procedure can be reversed. However, professionals at leading medical groups such as the American Medical Association, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and Planned Parenthood oppose this experimental course of treatment.
According to the ACOG, “claims regarding abortion ‘reversal’ treatment are not based on science and do not meet clinical standards. The [ACOG] ranks its recommendations on the strength of the evidence, and does not support prescribing progesterone to stop a medical abortion.”
| Update: On July 2, 2019, the American Medical Association, the Red River Women’s Clinic, and the Center for Reproductive Rights joined together to file a lawsuit to block this “abortion reversal” law. According to The Washington Post, the plaintiffs are arguing that the “law violates doctors’ constitutional right to free speech by forcing them to lie to patients.” |
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