Planned Parenthood Lawsuit Attempts to Remove Critical Protection for Women

In its quest to move abortions into rural Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is challenging Wisconsin’s new law requiring that a woman seeking an RU 486 abortion be seen ‘in person’ by the individual performing the abortion and that in-person administration of the RU 486 abortion pill take place. Planned Parenthood would rather expand its abortion empire by having women talk to an abortionist over a web cam. This is not good medicine and not good protection for women.

It is also fascinating that PP, the self-acclaimed champion of women, is more concerned about protecting the abortionist than the woman. PP is arguing that the abortionist cannot perform any RU 486 abortions because the law is vague.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and the National Abortion Federation (NAF) guidelines for administration of RU 486 abortions call for a physical exam as step one prior to obtaining this type of abortion. The guidelines also recommend follow-up after 14 days to the abortion provider to ensure that the abortion is complete.
The FDA reports 14 maternal deaths and over 2,200 adverse incidents from use of RU 486 since 2000. Adverse incidents include 612 hospitalizations, 58 ectopic pregnancies, 339 blood transfusions, and 256 cases of infection.

The two-drug RU 486 abortion process is neither simple nor without significant risk to women. The least we can do, as the State of Wisconsin has done, is to require that the woman be seen in person before these dangerous drugs are administered. We are confident that this law is clear in its intent and will be upheld.

Barbara Lyons