Contact: Susan Armacost, Legislative Director, sarmacost@wrtl.org; Barbara L. Lyons, Executive Director, admin@wrtl.org; both with Wisconsin Right To Life, 877-855-5007

MILWAUKEE, Wis., Dec. 12, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- "In its quest to move abortions into rural Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is challenging Wisconsin's new law which requires that a woman seeking an RU 486 abortion be seen 'in person' by the individual performing the abortion and that in-person administration of the RU 486 abortion pill take place,"  stated Barbara Lyons, Executive Director of Wisconsin Right to Life.  "Planned Parenthood would rather expand its abortion empire by having women talk to an abortionist over a web cam.  This is not good medicine and not good protection for women."

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG),  and the National Abortion Federation (NAF) guidelines for administration of RU 486 abortions call for a physical exam as step one prior to obtaining this type of abortion.  The guidelines also recommend follow-up after 14 days to the abortion provider to ensure that the abortion is complete.

The FDA reports 14 maternal deaths and over 2,200 adverse incidents from use of RU 486 since 2000.  Adverse incidents include 612 hospitalizations, 58 ectopic pregnancies, 339 blood transfusions, and 256 cases of infection.

"The two-drug RU 486 abortion process is neither simple nor without significant risk to women.  The least we can do, as the State of Wisconsin has done, is to require that the woman be seen in person before these dangerous drugs are administered.  We are confident that this law is clear in its intent and will be upheld," continued Lyons.