{"id":253888,"date":"2021-09-27T12:41:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T17:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=253888"},"modified":"2021-09-27T00:45:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T05:45:31","slug":"virginia-allow-home-abortions-state-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/virginia-allow-home-abortions-state-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia will allow at-home abortions as state looks to make abortion a right"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beginning in October, Virginia will allow women to undergo dangerous at-home abortions using telehealth visits with abortionists.<\/p>\n

According to Virginia Mercury<\/a>, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic and the Virginia League of Planned Parenthood, which operate six abortion businesses in the state, announced that they will be offering chemical abortions through the mail after a virtual visit. No woman will be required to undergo an exam or counseling prior to receiving the abortion pill.<\/p>\n

Though there is a screening process in place to rule out possible conditions that could put women at higher risk of complications, lack of a physical exam means that women are being put at risk in the name of abortion expansion. For decades, the FDA has held a rule that women must be seen in person prior to taking the abortion pill, and that they must take the first pill of the regimen in an approved clinic. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that rule has been temporarily suspended. Now, the Biden administration is looking to end it permanently. This would be detrimental to women, though the world would likely never hear about their complications. Only half of all states<\/a> report abortion complications and when women take the abortion pill at home, and emergency rooms are dealing with most of the aftermath<\/a>.<\/p>\n

READ:<\/strong>\u00a0UK experiencing a surge in emergency calls since legalization of \u2018DIY\u2019 abortions<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The abortion pill has been determined to be four times more dangerous<\/a> for women than first-trimester surgical abortion. The risks<\/a> include incomplete abortion, hemorrhaging, infection, and death. Women who are experiencing an ectopic pregnancy are at an increased risk of hemorrhaging and women who are Rh-negative could put future pregnancies at risk. In addition, the abortion pill is not approved for use beyond 10 weeks, and taking it after that point could put women at further risk for complications.<\/p>\n