(Credit: ivanko80/Adobe Stock) 9th Circuit Reinstates In-Person Abortion Requirements to Guam Patients, Rejects Hawaii OBGYN's Arguments to Provide Care Through Telemedicine
The panel determined that the requirement in Guam's Women's Reproductive Health Information Act, enacted in 2012, "which requires that women seeking abortions have an in-person meeting with a physician, or a qualified agent of the physician, who must disclose certain medical as well as other information," furthers the legitimate governmental interests of Guam, including the preservation of potential life, protection of maternal health and promotion of the integrity of the medical profession.
August 04, 2023 at 12:35 PM
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Health Care Law
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit this week vacated a district court's preliminary injunction against Guam's in-person, informed consent law for abortion access, which had allowed Hawaii physicians to prescribe medication abortions through telemedicine.
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