(AP) – Lawmakers in several states are considering requirements for
doctors to inform women seeking medical abortions about an unproven procedure
called “abortion reversal.”
Doctors’ groups oppose the bills because of flawed science and ethical
concerns. There is no evidence the procedure works and little information about
its safety.
The procedure involves shots of the hormone progesterone given if a woman
changes her mind after the first step of a medical abortion.
Since 2015, Arkansas and South Dakota have enacted laws requiring doctors to
tell women about it. An Arizona law was challenged in court and later repealed.
Bills are under consideration in Colorado, Indiana, North Carolina and Utah.
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