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Alaska says abortions can be delayed amid virus concerns

by Associated Press
| April 8, 2020 12:03 AM

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska has placed surgical abortion on a list of procedures that could be postponed to help conserve personal protective equipment for health care workers amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Similar stances have spawned legal fights in other states.

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