Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids Stands Up For Abortion Pill Rights

Amid demands for more federal regulation . . . Here's the word from a JoCo congress lady . . . 

U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS) sharply criticized the ruling, saying it overrides science-based regulations set by the FDA.

“I’m furious. Mifepristone is safe, backed by decades of evidence — and extremists are once again ignoring doctors to play politics with people’s health,“ Congresswoman Davids added. ”This will make it harder — especially in rural communities already losing hospitals to Medicaid cuts — to get the care people need. I’ll keep fighting to protect Kansans’ access to care and keep these decisions between patients and their doctors — not politicians or courts. We’re not going backward. Call your legislators and tell them to leave your freedoms alone.”

Davids also noted that in 2022, a Kansas judge ruled that healthcare providers may prescribe medication abortion, including mifepristone, through telemedicine.

Despite that ruling, she said Kansas state lawmakers have continued to introduce legislation restricting access to reproductive healthcare. 

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