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Anita Snow, Associated Press Updated 11:28 am PST, Monday, January 7, 2019 Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, left, is sworn in for his second term during his inauguration ceremony at the state Capitol, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Phoenix. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, left, is sworn in for his second term during his inauguration ceremony at the state Capitol, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Phoenix. Photo: Rick Scuteri, AP Photo: Rick Scuteri, AP Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Image 1 of 8 Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, left, is sworn in for his second term during his inauguration ceremony at the state Capitol, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Phoenix. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, left, is sworn in for his second term during his inauguration ceremony at the state Capitol, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Phoenix. … [Read more...] about Republican Arizona Gov. Ducey sworn in with bipartisan group

PHOENIX (AP) — A woman said to have been in a vegetative state for at least a decade at a private health care facility in Phoenix reportedly gave birth recently, triggering a police investigation and reviews by state agencies in a situation that the state governor’s office called “deeply troubling.'” Azfamily.com, a news website for television stations KPHO and KTVK, first reported late Thursday that, according to sources not identified by the website, a woman gave birth Dec. 29 living at a Hacienda HealthCare facility where the staff was unaware that she was pregnant. Two other Phoenix television stations later aired similar reports. According to some reports, the woman was a victim of a near-drowning more than 10 years ago. Her identity hasn’t been reported, and it’s not known if she has family or a guardian. Sources quoted in the reports said the woman was heard to be moaning and that the baby’s head was starting to emerge when a nurse came … [Read more...] about Arizona woman in vegetative state for decade reportedly gives birth