Kansas providers cautious about doing telemedicine abortions
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By JOHN HANNA
AP Political Writer
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas providers might not be ready for months to do telemedicine abortions. That’s the case even though a state-court judge has blocked the state from enforcing its ban on teleconferencing with patients seeking pregnancy-ending medications. Planned Parenthood Great Plains operates three Kansas clinics and said Wednesday that it is evaluating its options following the order last week from Shawnee County District Judge Teresa Watson. A spokesperson for Wichita clinic operator Trust Women said it hopes to resume telemedicine abortions but will move slowly. It provided them for a few months in 2018, filing a lawsuit challenging the ban just before it took effect at the start of 2019.