Kansas judge allows telemedicine for abortion pills
A Kansas judge on Wednesday blocked a state law that banned doctors from prescribing abortion pills via telemedicine.
Shawnee County District Court Judge Teresa Watson granted a Wichita reproductive clinic’s request for a temporary injunction, after the Kansas Court of Appeals overturned her previous ruling.
“This decision will further open up abortion care in Kansas at a time it’s urgently needed,” Nancy Northup, the president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, said in a statement. The center filed the lawsuit on behalf of the clinic, Trust Women, in 2019.
The ruling comes just months after Kansas voters rejected a state constitutional amendment that would have given the legislature more power to regulate abortion. It was the first time since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in late June that Americans had weighed in on the issue.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3748776-kansas-judge-allows-telemedicine-for-abortion-pills/