Planned Parenthood's webcam abortion expansion campaign has been stopped in Nebraska by quick-thinking legislators.
Nebraska lawmakers passed a law banning abortions in which a patient communicates via webcam with an abortionist, who may be in another town or city. Simply put, the doctor asks the patient a few questions and then presses a button, which activates a drawer that opens and provides RU-486.
Julie AlbinJulie Schmit Albin of Nebraska Right to Life talks about the law, which has now gone into effect. "Planned Parenthood of the Heartland announced this last spring that they wanted to expand to six new college towns, and so for that reason -- with their announcement of expansion -- we thought it was a very real threat that they would try to take webcam chemical abortions to those cities," she says.
Planned Parenthood uses the telemed abortion method in Iowa and reportedly had plans to spread elsewhere. But Albin says Nebraska took quick action to stop it with legislation that could be a model for other states.
"I think that this is the way that Planned Parenthood is going, and so every state should look at stopping webcam abortions," adds Albin.
RU-486 has proven to have dangerous side effects, including excessive bleeding and -- because it is self-administered -- women having no medical help readily available in case of an emergency.
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