ST. LOUIS _ A recent court ruling temporarily easing restrictions on medication abortions during the pandemic has some Missouri women traveling to Illinois, where they can take advantage of the state's laws that allow telemedicine for abortion care.
Right now, that means a Missouri woman can, if she wants, cross the state border, find a place to park and have a virtual visit with an Illinois doctor via her smartphone. If approved, she can pick up the package of abortion pills a couple of days later at a designated address in Illinois _ perhaps at a friend's or acquaintance's home or a post office box she has rented.
While the number of women crossing state lines to access the option is believed to be small, one abortion provider with a telehealth program outside of Chicago says more women are learning about the court ruling and differing state laws on the use of telemedicine for abortion.
