Alliance Defending Freedom and the American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians and Gynecologists sent a letter Wednesday to the New Hampshire Boards of Medicine and Nursing supporting the investigation of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and its unlawful distribution of abortion-inducing drugs.
Contrary to Food and Drug
Administration protocols, Planned Parenthood distributes abortion-inducing
drugs to women, oftentimes without requiring an in-person visit, up until two
weeks beyond the prescribed 49 days from their last menstrual cycle.
“No matter where people stand on
abortion, everyone should agree that Planned Parenthood must abide by
established FDA protocols for using a potentially dangerous drug,” said Senior
Counsel Michael Norton. “This includes requiring a licensed professional to
personally meet with women and examining them before prescribing
abortion-inducing drugs which pose serious health risks, and limiting the
length of time it can be used.”
The Alliance Defending Freedom
letter explains that it is “important to hold healthcare providers to
appropriate standards of care for women in New Hampshire in connection with the
provision of drugs which result in abortions.”
The letter also explains that if
Planned Parenthood is administering abortion-inducing drugs “as late as either
63 gestation, this practice would also be inconsistent with approved FDA
guidelines and appropriate standards of care.”
“Planned
Parenthood’s main concern should be the health and safety of women, not its
bottom line,” added Michael J. Tierney, one of nearly 2,300 allied attorneys
with Alliance Defending Freedom. “Planned Parenthood must be accountable to
basic health and medical standards. FDA protocols only provide for
administering these drugs up to 49 days gestation but PPNNE has been
distributing the drugs up to 63 days. We hope that the Boards of Medicine and
Nursing will take appropriate action to protect maternal health and safety.”
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