Planned Parenthood sues to overturn Alaska ban on telehealth abortion services

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 12, 2026

Words: 558

Last Updated: 3 hours, 31 minutes ago

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Abortion-rights advocates filed a lawsuit in Alaska Superior Court on Thursday to overturn a state ban on telehealth for abortion services.

The lawsuit was filed in Anchorage by Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawaiʻi, Alaska, Indiana and Kentucky.

It targets an element of state law that requires patients receiving abortion services to be treated on-site in hospitals or other facilities approved by the Alaska Department of Health or in federal government hospitals.

That requirement bars …

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