A federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed against the state of Arizona by Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers that challenged a controversial 2015 statute requiring physicians to inform women that a drug-induced abortion could be reversed, according to the Arizona Daily Star.
Judge Steven Logan dismissed the lawsuit after legislators made changes to the language in the original statute.
The 2015 law said physicians must inform women at least 24 hours before the procedure that it may be possible to reverse the effects of a medication abortion if the woman changes her mind but that time is of the essence. The law also required the state department of health services to tell women where they could find a doctor to halt the procedure once it was started, according to the article.
The law specifically deals with medication abortions where women are given two drugs: one to kill the fetus and a second one to expel it from the womb.
Legislators removed the language relating to pre-procedure warnings. New legislation says clinics have an obligation to tell women who are unsure about following through with their abortion that the first drug alone is not always effective and a patient should immediately consult a physician if she would like more information, according to the article.