A Planned Parenthood affiliate this week began providing abortion-inducing pills using telemedicine to help increase the number of patients treated in mostly rural clinics.
Kansas certainly isn’t the first or only state to offer abortion care using telemedicine, but Kansas is a crucial hub for anyone in the Plains seeking abortion. Kansas is nearly surrounded by states that have banned the practice, and Planned Parenthood’s decision to provide these services comes as the country as a whole grapples with the fallout of a Supreme Court ruling that removed long-standing federal abortion protection.
“We have such overwhelming need. We are not able to see the majority of people who are calling us right now,” Wales said. “And that hurts to say out loud.” She said they see patients from all over their region, but people also travel from as far away as South Texas and Louisiana.“Kansas is pretty critical for abortion access in the country,” said Elizabeth Nash, a state policy analyst with the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion rights research group. “If you could relieve pressure on capacity via telehealth, that’s incredibly important.”
Wales said a lack of consistent staffing means the clinic in Wichita only provides abortions two or three days a week. The clinics around Kansas City offer more consistent care, but it’s not enough for a state that people throughout the region depend on for abortion.
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