Abortion issue becomes Maine governor race -
Elsewhere, Planned Parenthood fights to keep a law allowing abortion Iowa telemedicine in rural areas on the pounds.
The Associated Press: Raised As abortion issue in the race of Maine Governor
defenders of abortion rights has sought to raise the issue in the governor's race by throwing their support for six-term representative US Democrat Mike Michaud Monday .. the Planned Parenthood Action Fund PAC Maine said the state "can not afford another four years," Governor Paul LePage, showing its rejection of a bill that would have expanded the Medicaid coverage for birth control and cancer screenings, among other things (Durkin, /16).[19450036]
of the Des Moines Register: telemedicine abortion ban can put women's health at risk
a ban on an innovative telemedicine abortion used in Iowa could put women's health at risk when it takes a family planning lawyer argued before the court Monday. Iowa Board of medicine members who approved the ban cited security concerns, such as pills given to women without a doctor present. But the ban would deprive the system fast and safe opportunity for women in rural areas to get the abortion pill by forcing them to go to Des Moines and Iowa City, said Alice Clapman, an attorney for Planned Parenthood of the Heartland during a hearing in Polk County District Court Monday (Rogers and Leys, 6/17).
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