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Telemedicine

A federal court in Guam recommended that two doctors’ request to block a law requiring physicians or a “qualified person” to provide, in person, certain information to women seeking an abortion 24 hours before the procedure be denied. The doctors, who are Guam-licensed but live in Hawaii, wish to provide medication abortions through telemedicine.

HAGATNA, Guam — A federal court in Guam recommended that two doctors’ request to block a law requiring physicians or a “qualified person” to provide, in person, certain information to women seeking an abortion 24 hours before the procedure be denied. The doctors, who are Guam-licensed but live in Hawaii, wish to provide medication abortions through telemedicine.

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