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Some GOP-led states target abortions done

through medication

( AP ) - About 40% of all abortions in the U.S.
are now done through medication — rather
than surgery — and that option has become
all the more pivotal during the COVID-19
“SEÑOR ta mi Wardador, mi ‘n tin falta di nada. pandemic.
Den cunuco di yerba berde, E ta ponemi sosega.
E ta hiba mi na awa trankil, pa mi bolbe haya forsa”.
Abortion rights advocates say the pandemic has
Cu inmenso dolor na nos curason, demonstrated the value of medical care provided
pero conforme cu boluntad di Dios,
nos ta anuncia fayesimento inespera virtually, including the privacy and convenience of
di nos ruman stima, abortions taking place in a woman’s home, instead

of a clinic. Abortion opponents, worried the meth-
od will become increasingly prevalent, are push-
ing legislation in several Republican-led states to
restrict it and in some cases, ban providers from “When we look at what state legislatures are do-
prescribing abortion medication via telemedicine. ing, it becomes clear there’s no medical basis for
Ohio enacted a ban this year, proposing felony these restrictions,” said Elisabeth Smith, chief
charges for doctors who violate it. The law was set counsel for state policy and advocacy with the
to take effect next week, but a judge has tempo- Center for Reproductive Rights. “They’re only
rarily blocked it in response to a Planned Parent- meant to make it more difficult to access this in-
hood lawsuit. In Montana, Republican Gov. Greg credibly safe medication and sow doubt into the
Gianforte is expected to sign a ban on telemedicine relationship between patients and providers.”
abortions. The measure’s sponsor, Rep. Sharon Other legislation has sought to outlaw delivery of
Greef, has called medication abortions “the Wild abortion pills by mail, shorten the 10-week win-
West of the abortion industry” and says the drugs
dow in which the method is allowed, and require
Donald Rudolfo Thijzen, should be taken under close supervision of medical doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced
mihor conoci como Donny professionals, “not as part of a do-it-yourself abor- abortions that the process can be reversed midway
tion far from a clinic or hospital.” through — a claim that critics say is not backed by
Na nomber di su mayornan: Opponents of the bans say telemedicine abortions
Riri y Ija, tur dos den felis memoria science. It’s part of a broader wave of anti-abor-
are safe, and outlawing them would have a dispro- tion measures numerous states are considering
Yiu Enmy y mama Nilda Yagua portionate effect on rural residents who face long
drives to the nearest abortion clinic. this year, including some that would ban nearly
Rumannan: all abortions. The bills’ supporters hope the U.S.
Sandra y Raúl Vrolijk Supreme Court, now with a 6-3 conservative ma-
Iraida y Vale Hart
jority, might be open to overturning or weakening
the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established the
Nieto Hakeem Thijzen y Touzzienne
Bisanieta Nevaeh nationwide right to end pregnancies.

Sobrina y sobrinonan stima: Legislation targeting medication abortion was in-
Rose-Ann y Jeremy spired in part by developments during the pan-
Roshandra y Alex demic, when the Food and Drug Administration
Vincent
Alyssa — under federal court order — eased restrictions
on abortion pills so they could be sent by mail.
Sobresobrinonan stima:
Jadian A requirement for women to pick them up in
Skyrah person is back, but abortion opponents worry the
Jyven Biden administration will end those restrictions
“Den Señor mi por pone confiansa.
Rylan
Adrian permanently. Abortion-rights groups are urg-
Jero Dios, wardami, mi ta busca refugio ing that step. With the rules lifted in December,
Zinzy-Rose cerca bo:
Planned Parenthood in the St. Louis region would
Mi ta bisa Señor: “Bo ta mi Señor, mi
Tanta y omonan: mail pills for telemedicine abortions overseen by
Ismay Alberts y famia its health center in Fairview Heights, Illinois.
Ro y Telma Paskel y famia Felicidad”.
Chela Paskel, Aubry Lesley y famia No tin nada riba Bo! A single mother from Cairo, Illinois, more than a
Mirna, Doy van der Linden y famia two-hour drive from the clinic, chose that option.
Salmo 16:1 She learned she was pregnant just a few months
Mario, Martha Paskel y famia
Armando, Martha Paskel y famia
Maxi Paskel after giving birth to her second child.
Elvia Croes y famia Nos ta anuncia fayecimento di: “It wouldn’t have been a good situation to bring
Padu y Madi Bislik

Myrna Bislik, Marcelino Cheung y famia another child into the world,” said the 32-year-
Mirtha, Dito de Haseth y famia old woman, who spoke on the condition her
Ramira Wouters y famia name not be used to protect her family’s privacy.
Sisi de Mey y famia
“The fact that I could do it in the comfort of my
Tanta grandi Rita y Juancho Lampe y famia own home was a good feeling,” she added.

Bon amiga y compaňera di bida Wina Carti y yiunan Therwi She was relieved to avoid a lengthy trip and
grateful for the clinic employee who talked her
n, Harwin
through the procedure. “I didn’t feel alone,” she
Prima y primonan, acto prima
y primonan, su ihanan na Venezuela said. “I felt safe.” Medication abortion has been
available in the United States since 2000, when

Su bon bisiňanan Frans y Aceneida de Mey y famia the FDA approved the use of mifepristone. Tak-
Su amigonan di Rancho Clemente
en with misoprostol, it constitutes the so-called
Amigonan di cas Rodney y Gina, Jeffrey y Natasha
abortion pill. The method’s popularity has grown
Excoleganan di AAA y aeropuerto
steadily. The Guttmacher Institute, a research or-
Y demas famianan Thijzen, Paskel, Vrolijk, Hart, Arends, Joseph Cornelius Ludwig Burleson ganization that supports abortion rights, estimates
Peterson, Alberts, van der Linden, Croes, Lesley, Bislik, mihor conocoi como: ‘Luty’, ‘Scapin’,
de Haseth, Cheung, Wouters, de Mey, Lampe, Carti, that it accounts for about 40% of all abortions in
Kock, Rasmijn, Atacho, Erasmus, Vlaun, Kelkboom, van ‘Keef’, ‘Lodowijk’, ‘Ludewicus’ the U.S. and 60% of those taking place up to 10
Noort, Schwengle weeks’ gestation. “Beyond its exceptionally safe
y demas famia, amigo y conocirnan *16-09-1941 - †09-04-2021 and effective track record, what makes medication

abortion so significant is how convenient and pri-
Acto di entiero lo tuma lugar diamars 13 di april 2021 na pray Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia
Funeral home na San Nicolaas di 2or pa 4or di atardi saliendo pa vate it can be,” said Megan Donovan, Guttmach-
Santana Catholico na Savaneta despues. er’s senior policy manager. “That’s exactly why it
Nos discuculpa si den nos tristesa nos por a lubida un of otro familiar
is still subject to onerous restrictions.”