So far, Iowa is the only state in the U.S. to provide abortions through videoconferencing, a process whereby a woman consults with a doctor on a video camera, and at the end of the "appointment," out pops abortion-causing drugs from a drawer in front of her. A recent New York Times article revealed that abortion providers across the country are asking how they can replicate this method.
Currently, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin dispenses birth control via teleconferencing. Video phones, which are the size of a laptop computer, are at 10 Planned Parenthood locations, chosen because they are the organization’s Title X clinics and receive funding from the federal government. Federal tax dollars financed the setup of PPWI's teleconferencing system, reports the Milwaukee Business Journal. Pro-Life Wisconsin
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