Friday 1 July 2022 03:33 AM Montana Planned Parenthood will demand proof of RESIDENCY for medication ... trends now
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Planned Parenthood in Montana will no longer provide medication abortions to residents of states where abortions have been banned - and will now require proof of residency from anybody seeking that treatment.
Planned Parenthood Montana president Martha Fuller made the announcement in an email to staff on Thursday morning.
Surgical abortions will still be available to people from any state, she noted.
The ban on medication abortions applies to residents who reside in states where total bans are in place, which include South Dakota, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. Trigger bans in North Dakota and Wyoming are expected take place within weeks.
Fuller did not clarify why access to medication abortion, which involves patients taking two separate pills, was being restricted while surgical abortion policy is unchanged.
But it may be possible that Montana Planned Parenthood is trying to
