RU-486
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an abortion 'gray area'
A legal opinion is sought in Texas concerning use of RU-486 for
abortions.
Republican State Representative Frank Corte asked Texas Attorney
General Greg Abbott for an opinion on whether facilities that dispense
RU-486 should be licensed by the state. Corte notes that the issue is
considered a "gray area," as the drug accomplishes the same end result
as a surgical process. Joe Pojman, director of Texas Alliance for Life,
explains the current issue with the dispersion of RU-486, the drug that
has taken the lives of 13 U.S. women and injured more than 1,000 others.
"It appears that a number of abortion facilities run by Planned
Parenthood have been illegally performing abortions without a license
in the city of San Antonio," says Pojman. "Four of them were shut down
by the state, and it appears that those abortions were being done with
the abortion pill RU-486."
Pojman points out that Texas law, which regulates abortion facilities
and requires them to be licensed, applies to every method of abortion,
whether surgical or chemical.
"This is just a matter of protecting the health and safety of women,
and Planned Parenthood is putting women at great risk by administering
this pill to perform abortions without being inspected annually and
being under basic healthcare standards," Pojman notes.
He adds that it just makes sense for abortion clinics to be regulated
like any other healthcare provider, and he stresses that laws should be
enforced.
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