Two Roe-related ResistBot petitions

[chestnut_pod]

These are both very short; please expand as needed.

1. Telehealth under Covid has allowed physicians in many states to prescribe medications, including abortion medications, across state lines -- that is, from one state where the practitioner is, to another state where they may not be licensed. The Covid protocols that have allowed this to happen are likely to expire this summer -- and it is quite possible that policies explicitly banning the prescription of abortion medications across state lines will come into play. See this Reuters article for more information. Text PMYQCD to 50409 to ask your Congresspeople to affirmatively protect the right to medication abortion via telehealth.

2. Connecticut became the first state to pass laws protecting those fleeing anti-trans and anti-choice laws in Republican-controlled states. Encourage your state, whatever that may be, to pass their own Safe State laws to protect trans people and their guardians, people having abortions, and healthcare practitioners providing these essential services from legal retaliation. Text PTWZFT to 50409.

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[gingicat]

Massachusetts does not allow you to attend telehealth appointments out of state - or at least Cambridge Health Alliance doesn't.

[chestnut_pod]

All right! Best to check your own state’s requirements, then. I’ll edit the post in a minute.