Data Suggests , Threat to Abortion Access , Driving Demand for Abortion Pills.
NPR reports that a new study found that concerns
about abortion restrictions have pushed people
to order abortion pills, despite not being pregnant. .
NPR reports that a new study found that concerns
about abortion restrictions have pushed people
to order abortion pills, despite not being pregnant. .
Aid Access is a Europe-based organization
that provides abortion pills to U.S.
patients through telemedicine. .
The group said that requests for advance provisions
of the pill have spiked in locations where patients
perceive a threat to future abortion access.
The group said that requests for advance provisions
of the pill have spiked in locations where patients
perceive a threat to future abortion access.
Requests ... go up and they go up
quite rapidly. So it seems possible
that people are really responding to
the threat of reduced abortion access, Abigail Aiken, Public affairs professor at
the University of Texas at Austin, via NPR.
NPR reports that advance provision usually involves
a regimen of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, but
is not a routine part of reproductive health care in the U.S.
NPR reports that advance provision usually involves
a regimen of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, but
is not a routine part of reproductive health care in the U.S.
The American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists (ACOG) described
mifepristone as "a very safe and effective drug," .
The American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists (ACOG) described
mifepristone as "a very safe and effective drug," .
People are worried about needing
abortion care and being unable to
access it in the future due to abortion
bans. While some people may be able
to travel to states where that care
is legal, others simply cannot, American College of Obstetricians
and Gynecologists (ACOG), via NPR.
According to Abigail Aiken, a public affairs professor
at the University of Texas at Austin, spikes in requests
have been seen in states where lawmakers
had already proposed abortion restrictions.
According to Abigail Aiken, a public affairs professor
at the University of Texas at Austin, spikes in requests
have been seen in states where lawmakers
had already proposed abortion restrictions.
The biggest increases seem
to be in states where there's
potential legislation coming. , Abigail Aiken, Public affairs professor at
the University of Texas at Austin, via NPR.
It seems like people are reacting
to that potential threat to access
with, 'Oh, I better get prepared
for what might be coming.' , Abigail Aiken, Public affairs professor at
the University of Texas at Austin, via NPR