Abortion Nurses Approved

(Phoenix, Arizona) Silly me, I always thought that doctors performed abortions. Apparently not, the State Board of Nursing thinks that nurses should perform abortions and has approved the practice. Maybe it's a case of too many fetuses and not enough doctors.

But wait, there's legislation in process to outlaw abortions by anyone other than a doctor. It awaits approval by the full legislature and Gov. Janet Napolitano, neither of which is assured.

All in all, the issue remains unresolved for now.

Interestingly, it seems that approval for nurses to perform abortions was sought because Planned Parenthood nurses are already performing abortions. So the State Board of Nursing has essentially given after the fact approval.

Heh.