OB-GYN Senator Grills Doctor on Telehealth Abortion Safety: "Where's Your Ultrasound?"

In this high-stakes Senate hearing, Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS), a licensed OBGYN with over 30 years of experience, directly challenges Dr. Nisha Verma on the medical safety of prescribing abortion pills via telehealth.

Senator Marshall drills down on clinical standards of care, questioning whether it is responsible or ethical to prescribe mifepristone—a drug with a black box warning for serious complications—without an in-person examination or ultrasound. He highlights the critical risks of misdating a pregnancy and failing to detect ectopic pregnancies, which can be fatal. Dr. Verma defends telehealth protocols, arguing that restrictions and bans are the real cause of patient harm.

This is a rare doctor-versus-doctor debate at the congressional level, moving beyond politics to a raw technical clash over medical ethics, patient safety, and the standard of care in a post-Roe America.

🔍 Key Moments:

0:25 – Sen. Marshall, an OBGYN, questions the safety of no-ultrasound prescriptions.

1:50 – Debate over the failure rate of abortion pills and risks at later gestations.

3:40 – Dr. Verma argues telehealth includes strict screening; Sen. Marshall calls it "below the standard of care."

5:15 – The fundamental question: Is telehealth abortion safe without an in-person visit?

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