Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Fri, June 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Planned Parenthood is challenging Alaska's ban on providing medication abortion via telehealth, arguing that the state's interpretation of a longstanding statute requiring abortions to be provided in person at a clinic is unconstitutional.