DES MOINES, IA/Aug. 18, 2010/Christian Newswire --
Operation Rescue will participate in a press conference with a coalition of pro-life and pro-family organizations on Friday, August 20th, at 12:00 Noon prior to the afternoon session of the IA Board of Medicine where public comments will be heard regarding Planned Parenthood's remote-controlled push-button abortion pill distribution scheme, known as telemed abortions.
The IA Board of Medicine will be meeting at 400 SW 8th Street, Suite C in Des Moines. The press conference will be held on the area just south of the building between Murphy Street and SW 8th Street. It is being led by Iowans for Life.
After the press conference, OR plans to attend the public comment portion of the IBM meeting and voice strong opposition to the misuse of telemedicine by Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, which conducts abortion by pill without a licensed physician present or physically available to the patient, even in the event of an emergency.
OR filed a complaint with the IBM against PP of the Heartland in an effort to stop the dangerous practice of the push-button telemed abortions. That complaint launched an investigation that is ongoing.
"We encourage everyone who can to attend the press conference and IBM meeting to voice concerns about PP's dangerous misuse of technology that kills innocent babies and endangers the lives of women," said OR President Troy Newman. "Now is the time for us to stand up and speak on behalf of those who have no voice."
Operation Rescue will also be commenting on our interactions with the IA Attorney General's office regarding requests for a criminal investigation and audit of PP of the Heartland for alleged violations concerning the dubious practice of telemed abortions.
