A Planned Parenthood clinic in Wichita has begun allowing patients who visit the clinic in-person to obtain abortion pill prescriptions from out-of-state doctors. KCUR
Planned Parenthood Great Plains, which operates three Kansas clinics, said telehealth appointments with out-of-state doctors will enable them to see more patients. Previously, the Wichita clinic only offered abortion appointments up to a few days per week and primarily relied on flying in doctors from out of town because of a shortage of local physicians willing to handle abortion cases.
The group’s chief medical officer, Iman Alsaden, said in a news release that the move will help overcome the lack of local providers. Wales said the group is working to expand the service to its two other Kansas locations in Overland Park and Kansas City, Kansas, soon. “We’re not looking to do that right now,” she said. “This feels like an interesting hybrid — the patient does come in, they have the opportunity to get an ultrasound, talk to someone on-site about questions.”A spokesperson for Trust Women, which operates a Wichita clinic that offered a similar telehealth service in 2018, said the organization was supportive of Planned Parenthood’s move but declined to say when it might follow suit.
While last month’s ruling by a Shawnee County District Court judge could be appealed, legal experts say the fate of the right to telemedicine abortion care in Kansas is more favorable now than before the August vote.
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