Since that ruling, 14 states have enacted bans with few exceptions, while other states have limited access. But states that do not have an abortion ban in place have seen an 11% increase in clinician-provided abortions since 2020, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a national nonprofit that supports abortion rights. Over 170,000 people traveled out … Read more
Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the number of abortions performed in the country is up. But that’s only part of the story. In many places, they are also much harder to get or provide. Read more at 19th News
The law prohibits telehealth appointments for abortion, but some groups are already using out-of-state physicians to prescribe the necessary medications. Read more at NBC News
Florida’s law not only bans abortion after six weeks but also bans abortion by telemedicine and requires any medication abortion to be dispensed in person, which effectively outlaws mail orders of the pills. (Researchers have affirmed there is no medical need for abortion pills to be administered in the physical presence of a health care … Read more
Next week, the court will hear arguments in a case that could restrict the use of mifepristone, which a growing number of Americans get without an in-person appointment. Read more at 19th News
While Texas can ban mifepristone, by what authority can it restrict its order and transportation through the U.S. Postal Service without challenging the way telemedicine works? The looming question for legislators: Is banning a single medication worth jeopardizing the convenient and cost-effective health care telemedicine provides for millions of Americans? Read more at The Hill … Read more
The U.S. saw a massive 20-fold increase in telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic, so more people are becoming familiar with its ins and outs. Telemedicine is also a safe way to prescribe medical abortion drugs to low-risk patients and can reduce back-and-forth travel to clinics for pre- or post-procedure appointments. But telemedicine isn’t without shortcomings — and there are several that abortion providers should … Read more
