The Kansas Catholic Conference called out Planned Parenthood last week for taking advantage of vulnerable, desperate women to sell the “despicable act” of killing unborn babies in abortions.
In a statement Dec. 20, the conference, which represents the church on legislative matters, reacted to the news that Planned Parenthood will begin selling abortion drugs without the direct medical supervision of a doctor in their state.
“The announcement … by Planned Parenthood in Kansas to begin executing chemical abortions on vulnerable women with unplanned pregnancies is a despicable act that clearly places profits ahead of the health and well-being of women and preborn children,” said Lucrecia Nold, policy specialist for the Kansas Catholic Conference. “Simply put, Kansas women deserve better treatment than what amounts to abortion by zoom call.”
The abortion expansion is the result of an August vote rejecting a state constitutional amendment that would have protected unborn babies from abortion.
Since the vote, a state court ruled against a law that required chemical abortions, or abortion pills, to be prescribed in-person under a doctor’s supervision. Now, the Planned Parenthood abortion chain, a billion-dollar organization, plans to begin selling the drugs in Kansas without the woman ever seeing a doctor.
Nold said the practice will put more women’s and unborn babies’ lives in danger. Without a doctor’s direct supervision, she questioned how women would receive an adequate assessment and treatment.
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“How can a physician determine via a zoom call if a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy is being experienced?” she asked. “How does a physician on a zoom call precisely determine the gestation date of the unborn child?”
Studies indicate the risks of abortion drugs are much more common than what abortion activists often claim, with as many as one in 17 women requiring hospital treatment. A recent study by the Charlotte Lozier Institute found that the rate of abortion-related emergency room visits by women taking the abortion drug increased more than 500 percent between 2002 and 2015.
Chuck Weber, executive director of the Kansas Catholic Conference, said the state already is seeing an alarming jump in abortion numbers – so much so that the “abortion industry says it ‘can’t keep up’” with the demand. Most neighboring states protect unborn babies by banning abortions.
He blamed the disappointing August vote on out-of-state dark money groups that dumped massive amounts of money into Kansas to deceive voters about the amendment.
“The short explanation is that the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs case ruling overturning the infamous Roe v. Wade decision ignited abortion industry supporters and their secular media co-conspirators in a campaign of lies,” Weber said on the conference website.
Weber urged pro-life advocates not to be discouraged, but to continue to advocate for life through prayers and action.
“More than anything else, our efforts moving forward must be rooted in prayer. This struggle for the dignity of the unborn and protection of women is first and foremost a spiritual battle. We consecrated our efforts for Value Them Both to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Unborn. She will not abandon us, her children,” he said.
The conference leaders also encouraged people to create “welcoming places for women facing life and death decisions” through pregnancy resource centers, maternity homes and other charities. The Helping Kansas Women program provides counseling, financial aid and other support to pregnant and parenting moms in need.
“Despite the daily tragedy unfolding before us, we must continue to be a people of joy. If we cannot protect women and their preborn children legally, we must do it with love,” Weber said.
