‘Telemedicine abortions’ no more?

A bill introduced and backed by Republican legislators would put an end to “telemedicine abortions.”

On May 10, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) and 47 other House Republicans proposed legislation that would terminate federal funding for abortion clinics that prescribe the morning-after pill via video conferences, according to congressional newspaper The Hill. Supporters of the bill (HR 5731) maintain the pill, RU-486, allows Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics to save money by avoiding the cost of a surgical procedure. King also noted that 8 percent of women who use the drug require surgical intervention to complete the abortion, putting them at “grave risk.”

“Planned Parenthood’s ulterior motives must be made known,” King said. “Their aggressive promotion of the gruesome practice of abortion by video conference is expanding the destructive ‘abortion on demand’ culture in America—all in the name of increased profits.”