2/22/12: Wisconsin Lawmakers Consider Ban on Webcam Abortions

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The Wisconsin Senate is expected to vote this week on legislation that would prohibit webcam abortions.

In Webcam abortions, doctors hundreds of miles away talk to women via the internet who are considering an abortion. They then push a button that releases an abortion-inducing drug.

Barbara Lyons, executive director of Wisconsin Right to Life says “The entire bill is very protective of women, and that was the intent. Right now, a woman may not say, ‘Yes, I’m being coerced,’ because her mom, dad or a boyfriend may be in the room.” The bill also requires doctors to examine patients in person before prescribing abortion-inducing drugs like mifepristone.

The legislation is called the coercion and webcam abortion prevention bill