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PCC and other Pro-Life Groups Urge PA Senate to Keep Abortion Out of Telemedicine

January 17, 2020
by Al Gnoza
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The Pennsylvania Catholic Conference continues to communicate with members of the state Senate to make sure that the pending Telemedicine bill (SB 857) is passed in its pro-life form. This version prohibits the use of Telemedicine for abortion.

The Director of the PCC, Eric Failing, stresses that this is the premier pro-life vote of the session.

We have asked this before in the last couple of months and are asking again….PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SENATOR AND ASK THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY SUPPORT THE “PRO-LIFE” TELEMEDICINE BILL (SB 857) AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

SB 857 is a Telemedicine bill that allows for remote treatment of patients by doctors. While we support this, abortion proponents want to misuse telemedicine to perform chemical abortions. We were successful in the House in adding language to prevent abortion doctors from misusing telemedicine. Right now, a third of all abortions in the state are done chemically. If our pro-life prohibitions are stripped out of the Telemedicine bill, the number of abortions in Pennsylvania will increase dramatically. Using Telemedicine for abortions is a stated goal for Planned Parenthood because they can do more chemical abortions with fewer doctors and less overhead costs.

 

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