Nebraska's Legislative Bill 512 mandates two in-person visits for medication abortion, further restricting access for over 80% of abortions in the state. Critics argue this is part of a larger strategy to diminish abortion access under the guise of health care quality. Planned Parenthood's Adelle Burk emphasizes that the decades-long safety of medication abortion undermines the need for such regulations. Supporters claim this ensures better care, but many in the reproductive rights community argue it's a tactic to obstruct access to necessary health services.
"This bill is part of a broader effort by lawmakers who want to outlaw abortion to restrict it to the point it's no longer accessible. We are here to say, 'Not today. Not on our watch,'" Adelle Burk, senior manager of public affairs of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Nebraska.
"For more than 20 years, medication abortion has been a safe, effective, FDA-approved method for people to end a pregnancy in the comfort of their own homes. There is absolutely no medical reason behind the restrictions included in LB 512," Burk.
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