On a typical day, Foster says between 130 and 140 people fill out the organization’s intake form — but the day following the presidential election there were more than 1,000.
“It has been a very, very challenging couple of days for our team,” says Foster, adding that many of these patients are not pregnant, but are instead buying the medication for future use.
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In addition to an increased demand for abortion pills, Hey Jane and Wisp also report spikes in requests for emergency contraception, which prevents sperm from fertilizing an egg. A similar thing happened after Roe was overturned, recalls Wisp CEO Monica Cepak.
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