Back in April, the Biden administration got the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse policy and allow women to obtain abortion drugs through the mail without ever having to be examined by a doctor, justifying the change by citing the risk of COVID-19. At the same time, FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock said possible risks were minimal to the woman alone at home who takes the abortion pill, Politico reported.
On Tuesday, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued an executive order banning such mail order telemedicine abortions in her state.
“The Biden administration is continuing to overstep its authority and suppress legislatures that are standing up for the unborn to pass strong pro-life laws. They are working right now to make it easier to end the life of an unborn child via telemedicine abortion. That is not going to happen in South Dakota,” Governor Noem said in a statement.
Noem’s executive order lays out restrictions on telemedicine abortion by:
Declaring that abortion drugs may only be prescribed or dispensed by a physician who is licensed in South Dakota after an in-person examination;
Blocking abortion-inducing drugs from being provided via courier, delivery, telemedicine, or mail service;
Preventing abortion-inducing drugs from being dispensed or provided in schools or on state grounds; and
Reiterating that licensed physicians must ensure that Informed Consent laws are properly administered.
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Source: CBN
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