Month: June 2022

WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Shortly after news broke in May of the announcement that Roe v. Wade was at risk of being overturned by the Supreme Court, internet searches for abortion pills have increased, according to a new study. On May 2, a leaked draft ruling said the court was set to […]

A spike in internet searches for abortion pills may indicate that women in the United States will try to obtain the drug without a doctor’s supervision, according to a new study. Researchers from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania and the University of California, San Diego reviewed online searches following a leaked May 2 Supreme Court […]

Internet searches for abortion drugs hit an all-time high in the days after a leaked draft opinion showing the US Supreme Court was set to overturn Roe v Wade – a decision that the court finalized last week. Advertisement: What would ending abortion rights in America mean for the world? Join our live chat on […]

The Biden administration launched what it unveiled as an “action plan” in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade last week. Top of the list: increasing access to “the abortion pill” in states where abortion is banned. But the dangerous side effects of the abortion pill are rarely reported, and the risks […]

While some states have decided to completely ban abortion following Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Healthnew questions have emerged about abortion pills: States have the legal authority to outright ban drugs that have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration? An ongoing federal lawsuit in Mississippi may provide a glimpse of the answer. GenBioPro, […]

Facebook and Instagram began rapidly removing posts offering abortion pills to women who couldn’t access them following a Supreme Court ruling that stripped constitutional protections for the process. These social media posts were apparently aimed at helping women living in states where pre-existing laws banning abortion suddenly took effect on Friday. It was then that […]

Women’s reliance on the black market for access to medical abortions means they may not follow best medical practices. When C., a 24-year-old teacher in Recife, bought misoprostol from a drug dealer last year, she Googled how to take it. “Because it was illegal, there was no information on how to take it or what […]

WASHINGTON — Facebook and Instagram have begun rapidly removing posts offering abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court ruling that stripped constitutional protections for the process. These social media posts were apparently aimed at helping women living in states where pre-existing laws banning abortion suddenly took […]

At the clinic, Evelyn had an ultrasound to determine the progress of her pregnancy, before discussing her options with the doctor. “I opted for medical termination of pregnancy (also known as the abortion pill) over surgical abortion because I didn’t want the hassle of surgery,” she says. “Both are safe procedures, and oftentimes an abortion […]

Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has said she supports shutting down abortion clinics and banning abortion pills. Lake made the comments in response to questions from Fox News’ Bret Baier during an interview on Monday, three days after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that overturns the nearly 50-year-old ruling by Roe vs. […]

After the Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe vs. Wade On Friday, Facebook and Instagram began rapidly deleting posts from users offering to ship abortion pills to those in need. In one case, as reported by The Associated Press, an Instagram user told his followers on Friday to “DM me if you want to order […]

The drug misoprostol sits on a gynecological table at Casa Fusa, a health center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, January 22, 2021. Victor R. Caivano/AP hide caption toggle caption Victor R. Caivano/AP The drug misoprostol sits on a gynecological table at Casa Fusa, a health center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, January 22, 2021. Victor […]

The coalition of 22 AGs reaffirms its support for abortion Twenty-two attorneys general issued a joint statement on Monday reminding Americans that “safe and legal” access to abortion care is still “robustly protected” in several states, even after the Supreme Court’s ruling last week in ‘to cancel Roe vs. Wade. The coalition’s joint statement reiterated […]

When the Supreme Court ruled on Dobbs vs. Jacksonit took an extra step to overturn the landmark 1973 case Roe vs. Wade, who has championed women’s right to abortion for nearly 50 years. As a result, many states had trigger bans in place that immediately took effect, making abortion illegal within their borders. In other […]

The understanding of abortion as a surgical procedure is common – the clinics where it occurs are often the front line of protests. But more than half of pregnancy terminations in the United States are done through pills – a two-step procedure that has become much more common over the past 20 years. The Guttmacher […]

At issue is so-called telemedicine abortion pills, which have been on the rise in the country since 2000, when the FDA approved mifepristone. South Dakota’s Republican governor vowed on Sunday to ban mail-order abortion pills, but said women should not be prosecuted for seeking them. In apparent defiance of legal advice from the Justice Department […]

The Guttmacher Institute reports that by 2021, more than 100 measures had been introduced in states aimed at restricting medical abortions. The understanding of abortion as a surgical procedure is common – the clinics where it occurs are often at the forefront of protests. But more than half of pregnancy terminations in the United States […]

WASHINGTON — South Dakota’s Republican governor vowed Sunday to ban mail-order abortion pills, but said women shouldn’t be prosecuted for seeking them. In apparent defiance of Justice Department legal advice after the Supreme Court last week struck down constitutional abortion protections for women, Kristi Noem has indicated in national television interviews that she will implement […]

Since October 2020, Just the Pill has provided over 2,500 telemedicine consultations with physicians to deliver abortion pills by mail to patients in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana and Wyoming. Within days, she plans to deploy the first of what will become “a fleet of mobile clinics” to Colorado to station along state lines, offering consultations for […]

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Roe v Wade As the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade says more American women will try to stock up on abortion pills – in some cases as a precaution for future use, health experts say By Emma Batha LONDON – (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – U.S. Supreme Court decision to […]

The first “fetal heartbeat” law — banning abortion during what at the time was blatantly, almost ridiculously unconstitutional — was proposed 26 times before finding a state legislature willing to push it forward. Enacted in North Dakota in 2013, the ban was quickly overturned by the Supreme Court. But in the years that followed, more […]

President Biden vowed Friday to protect access to abortion pills and birth control following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade. In remarks from the White House, Biden blasted the decision as a “tragic mistake” made by an “extreme” conservative-controlled Supreme Court. “It’s a sad day for the country in my […]

However, the state has the power to prohibit it. ATLANTA — The nation is struggling to understand what the Supreme Court’s latest ruling means for abortion rights and the future of reproductive care. Much is still uncertain and the 11Alive verification team is working to clarify the court’s opinion and what it means for medical […]

(The Hill) – President Biden on Friday promised to protect access to abortion pills and contraception following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade. In remarks from the White House, Biden blasted the decision as a “tragic mistake” made by a “hardline,” conservative-controlled Supreme Court. “It’s a sad day for the […]

For the final concern, while abortion pills are safe and effective in ending most early pregnancies, taking them in the face of a state abortion ban carries legal risks. The criminalization of pregnancy isn’t new, especially for people of color and low-income people, but it will quickly escalate without Roe. Anti-abortion states know they can’t […]

Editor’s note, June 24, 10:30 a.m.: This article was originally published on June 22, before the Supreme Court ruled on June 24 to quash Roe v. Wade. Click here for the latest coverage of this decision by Vox and its implications for reproductive health in the United States. Medical abortion, or taking a combination of […]

Dr. David Burkons remembers how his classmates got abortion care when he attended Ohio State University in Columbus in the 1960s. “There was a corner on Cleveland Avenue,” Burkons says. “Tu es arrivée là-bas et une voiture est passée, tu es montée, tu lui as donné l’argent, il t’a emmenée pour te faire avorter, tu […]

In states with liberal laws, like New York and California, a person can get a medical abortion at a reproductive clinic, and in many of those states, it’s also possible to do everything remotely, via a telemedicine consultation. In states trying to restrict abortion, it has become difficult to find a clinic, and some have […]

Both parties agree that the next frontier in the fight against abortion is the abortion pill, also known as RU-486 or chemical abortion. Pills are becoming less regulated and easier to find. And, more women are using them. They accounted for 54% of all abortions in the United States in 2020, up from 39% in […]

Both parties agree that the next frontier in the fight against abortion is the abortion pill, also known as RU-486 or chemical abortion. Pills are becoming less regulated and easier to find. And, more women are using them. They accounted for 54% of all abortions in the United States in 2020, up from 39% in […]

Today mifepristone is often used in combination with another drug, misoprostol, and together the pair is more than 95% effective at the end of a pregnancy when taken during the first 50 days. While mifepristone blocks the hormone progesterone – which regulates the lining of the womb and the maternal immune system, allowing pregnancy to […]

Illustration by Mother Jones; Jeff Roberson/AP; Getty Facts matter: Join for free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our non-profit reports. Subscribe to our print magazine. Since it became clear that deer is likely to fall in the coming weeks, activists and those generally interested in preserving access to abortion have heralded medical abortion as the […]

The Louisiana State Senate on Friday passed a bill barring pregnant women from receiving abortion pills in the mail. Driving the news: Bill makes ‘delivering, distributing, distributing or supplying’ an ‘abortion-inducing drug’ to a pregnant person a crime and requires patients to take the drug in person, despite federal guidelines which indicate that it is […]

Japan is expected to approve abortion pills later this year, although “spouse consent” is required to receive a prescription. Linepharma International, a British pharmaceutical company specializing in women’s sexual and reproductive health, asked for approval of their abortion pill in December 2021. The drug combines two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, and is currently used in […]