Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit seeking to strike down an Alaska state law that mandates women visit a doctor in person before they can obtain abortifacient drugs. The organization’s regional branch, Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, argues that requiring an in-person medical visit is too burdensome for women living in Alaska.
The state’s attorney general’s office has responded by announcing it will fight to uphold the law. Planned Parenthood, which is the largest abortion provider in the United States and a major distributor of abortion pills, is leading the legal challenge against the requirement.
