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September, 2010

Click Here to Abortdes moines—Since 2008 doctors in Iowa have performed more than 1,500 abor­tions through videoconferencing. After a nurse (such as the one at left) draws blood, takes a medical history and dis­cusses with the woman what to expect, the patient is connected by computer to a Planned Parenthood doctor, who asks if she is ready to end her pregnancy with a dose of mifepristone, formerly called RU-486, followed by a dose of a sec­ond drug, misoprostol. If she agrees, the doctor clicks...