LIVE ACTION/ Carole Novielli-
Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report claimed that “In 21 states, Planned Parenthood patients can access medication abortion via telehealth — including site-to-site and direct-to-patient care.” However, the reality on the ground for clients who live in states that have stronger protections for preborn children may be very different. Planned Parenthood websites state that abortion pill clients who travel from out-of-state or seek the abortion pill via telehealth may need to provide proof of residency in order to obtain the regimen.
In April of 2021, under the guise of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden Administration FDA temporarily enabled abortion pill distribution and expanded the mifepristone safety requirements (REMS) to allow for limited mail-order pharmacy distribution. By December 2021, the Biden FDA had further weakened the REMS by eliminating the in-person dispensing requirement and enabling the abortion pill to be permanently shipped by mail.
Then in June of 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the wrongly decided Roe v. Wade decision, allowing states to set their own protections in place for preborn children. As such, abortion providers could face criminal or civil penalties for assisting in the intentional and direct killing of preborn human beings in states where it is prohibited, which has caused some within the abortion industry, like Planned Parenthood, to play it safe. Continue reading…
