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Arizona governor says he has signed abortion bill into law

The controversial measure blocks women from buying insurance that includes abortion coverage through the federal healthcare exchange.

Arizona's Republican governor, Doug Ducey, said on Monday he has signed into law a controversial measure blocking women from buying insurance that includes abortion coverage through the federal healthcare exchange.

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The fiercely debated bill also requires doctors to tell women they could possibly reverse the effects of a drug-induced abortion, a claim that critics have called "junk science."