Category: Abortion pills

This article is part of POPSUGAR’s 50 States, 50 Abortions, a large-scale storytelling project that aims to raise the voices of people who have had abortions. For more information on how to find an abortion clinic near you, please visit The Cut’s abortion services finder. I was 19 when I conceived. The guy I was […]

As abortion becomes increasingly restricted across the country, a nondescript mobile clinic operates on the Colorado border, where out-of-state women can pick up medication themselves. “There is no signage on it,” said Dr. Julie Amaon, medical director of Just The Pill. “We don’t try to tell people what we’re doing to keep patients safe, because […]

The abortion pill is now the most common method used to end pregnancies in the United States, but a recently published study finds that a third of women who take the drug find the experience more traumatic than expected. A white paper published this month by Support After Abortion found that 34% of respondents who […]

Peter Dazeley/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) – Colleges and universities offering the abortion pill on campus could help reduce barriers to accessing abortion care, even in states that currently have protections for such care, say student advocates the right to abortion. Students in California and New York told ABC News that increasing access points of care, […]

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The entrance to Barnard College in New York. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP The entrance to Barnard College in New York. Seth Wenig/AP Barnard College, a private women’s college in New York, will give students access to medical abortion — the abortion pills — starting next fall, school officials announced Thursday. This […]

Barnard College, a private women’s college in New York, will give students access to medical abortion — the abortion pills — starting next fall, school officials announced Thursday. This decision, a direct response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe vs. Wadewas designed to ensure students have access to abortion-related health […]

A: The abortion pill or medical abortion is one of two options for terminating a pregnancy. Medical abortion is extremely safe and effective. It is most effective the earlier you take it in pregnancy. What they are: The abortion pill is also known as medical abortion. These are two drugs taken during the first 12 […]

Unwanted pregnancies are common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a significant number end in abortion. Each year, between 2015 and 2019, nearly three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty-eight percent ended in abortion. Many of these abortions are unsafe and some result in severe maternal morbidity or death. The main reason for this […]

Unwanted pregnancies are common among women of reproductive age in Nigeria and a significant number end in abortion. Each year, between 2015 and 2019, nearly three million pregnancies were unintended. Forty-eight percent ended in abortion. Many of these abortions are unsafe and some result in severe maternal morbidity or death. The main reason for this […]

As of 2020, the most common way to terminate a pregnancy in the United States is through medication rather than surgery, according to the Guttmacher Institute. This trend has accelerated further since the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing number of abortion restrictions in many states since the June 2022 reversal. Roe vs. Wade. Known as […]

Last year, the FDA made the companies’ plans possible when the agency allowed doctors to prescribe mifepristone – the first of two pills that patients take as part of the medical abortion regimen – via telemedicine and to send it by post. But the FDA could change course if an anti-abortion president wins the election. […]

On June 24, the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark law that made abortion access a federal right in the United States for half a century. With the right to a safe and accessible abortion now left to the states, California is taking steps to assure residents that the disappearance of […]

A new start-up called Choice (pronounced “Choice”) has started offering abortion pills to women… who aren’t even pregnant. The idea is to expand access to abortion pills so that women can attempt home abortions on demand. If it sounds like unethical medicine — and impending disaster — that’s because it is. In recent days, activists […]

In July, a 28-year-old woman from Kavrepalanchok was rushed to Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital in Thapathali after suffering septic shock, a life-threatening condition that occurs when blood pressure drops to an extremely low level after an infection. Doctors who treated the patient said the woman was bleeding profusely due to the misuse of a […]

By Anais Hernandez, September 13, 2022 Cal Poly Pomona students will be able to access free abortion pills by January 2023 after the passage of Senate Bill 24 allowing California State University and the University of California to provide a non-surgical means of terminating a pregnancy. Amid the overturning of Roe v. Wade in May, […]

Choice will start selling abortion pills to people who aren’t pregnant so they can store them for future use, the reproductive healthcare startup announced Wednesday. The company will only offer the service, also known as “advanced provisioning”, in US states where it is licensed to operate – California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine and New Mexico – […]

An online clinic offers abortion pills to patients who are not pregnant in Illinois and several other states, keeping the drug on hand for future use. Choice, a California-based reproductive healthcare startup, launched the service on Wednesday to increase abortion access, particularly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, ending federal […]

The Daily Dot may receive payment in connection with purchases of products or services featured in this article. Read our ethics policy to learn more. With the overturning of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court, access to safe abortions has become a question mark. I will be frank. I never thought I would wonder […]

Choice will start selling abortion pills to people who aren’t pregnant so they can store them for future use, the reproductive healthcare startup announced Wednesday. The company will only offer the service, also known as “advanced provisioning”, in US states where it is licensed to operate – California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine and New Mexico – […]

A Virginia nurse practitioner has filed a lawsuit against drugstore chain CVS after she said she was fired from the Alexandria MinuteClinic for refusing to provide certain birth control or abortion pills to customers, reports 7News. Paige Casey has filed a lawsuit in the Prince William County Circuit Court, with her lawyers saying she was […]

Over the past two years, women and people seeking abortions in England and Wales have been able to access ‘pill after the fact’ abortions as part of COVID-19 measures introduced in spring 2020. This means that at Instead of going to a clinic to take the first two pills used to induce an abortion in […]

Moore suspects that some anti-abortion lawmakers will eventually try to enact laws banning the mailing of abortion pills. First-class packages sent through the U.S. Postal Service are protected by the Fourth Amendment and can only be opened with a search warrant if a postal inspector suspects the contents violate federal law — and abortion pills […]

Facebook removed a post from Planned Parenthood of Michigan that shared resources for medical abortions earlier this month, as first reported by the Michigan advance. The post, shared on the organization’s Facebook page, explained what a medical abortion is, linked to an article describing online abortion pill providers, and noted that the organization was proud […]

Home abortion pills will be made permanently available to women in England and Wales from the end of the month, the government has announced. The so-called “pills in the mail” were made available temporarily when the COVID pandemic hit in March 2020. It allowed women to have early medical abortions at home, by taking two […]

Image: Justin Sullivan/Staff Facebook restricted a post from Planned Parenthood of Michigan that contained factual information about abortion pills and also included a link to an article on where to get abortion pills online. Abortion is legal in Michigan. The news shows that Facebook and its parent company Meta’s continue to face content moderation issues […]

Home abortion pills will be made permanently available to women in England and Wales from the end of the month, the government has announced. The so-called “pills in the mail” were made available temporarily when the COVID pandemic hit in March 2020. It allowed women to have early medical abortions at home, by taking two […]

It’s not birth control or contraception, and it’s not a plan B. It’s FDA-approved abortion pills that are accessible by mail in all 50 states of the United States as fully sanctioned activity, regardless of reproductive health restrictions. It comes from lifted restrictions on these pills by the FDA last yearallowing patients to receive a […]

While safe access to abortion continues to be debated in the United States, there is much misunderstanding around how abortion works. The use of medical abortions (medication abortions), or the “abortion pill”, is an effective way to end a pregnancy up to 11 weeks gestation. Medical abortions account for more than half of all abortions, […]

(live action) Montana Planned Parenthood facilities have announced they will resume performing chemical abortions on out-of-state patients. The abortion giant previously said it would stop distributing abortion pills to these patients for fear of possible lawsuits, but an executive order from the Biden administration reassured them that they would be protected by committing these abortions. […]

Imprisoning 17-year-old girls, that’s social media Facebook provided user information to Nebraska police, leading directly to the prosecution of a 17-year-old girl for alleged crimes related to ordering abortion pills online. The notworking social team didn’t even bother to challenge the order she just gave the teenagers, direct messages to the cops, who are now […]

“Counterfeit criminals go where there is demand – and there is demand and there are access issues,” said Libby Baney, senior adviser to the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies, a group defense of the abortion pill market. “This creates a criminal opportunity and a major risk to patient safety.” Google says it is generally unable […]

Amelia Bonow spent the 4th of July talking to strangers about abortion pills at a lemonade stand in front of the Supreme Court. About ten days after the institution ended federal abortion rightsyouhe founding director of Shout Your Abortion gathered friends and volunteers to dress in red, white and blue and the hand popsicles and […]

Thousands of people attended a June 24 protest in Portland, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade case and returned power to states to decide abortion laws . Rose Lundy / The Maine Monitor SOUTH PORTLAND — Carafem expands personalized, medically backed abortion pills to Maine. The world continues to […]

California students at public colleges and universities are expected to have access to the abortion pill on campus when a new law takes effect next year. Leer en españolUC Davis confirmed to KCRA 3 that he will offer the pill this fall, several months ahead of the state’s Jan. 1 deadline. Sacramento State said the […]

Photo: Somodevilla chip (Getty Images) Abortion is currently banned after six weeks of pregnancy in South Carolina after the Supreme Court reversed Roe vs. Wadebut legislators want to go even further: they are considering a bill it would completely ban abortion, criminalize providers, and make the simple act of telling people, in public or in […]

Abortion pills will soon be readily and inexpensively available to students at the University of California and California State University under a state law to expand access to drugs for students, a decision that could become a flashpoint for anti-abortion groups that pledge to challenge it. The pills will be available at campus medical centers […]

UC and CSU will provide students with access to abortion pills starting in January, but there may be new legal issues to resolve after Roe v. Wade. Above, UC Berkeley in 2019. (Josh Edelson / For The Time) Abortion pills will soon be readily and inexpensively available to students at the University of California and […]

The use of medications like abortion pills to terminate a pregnancy at home without a doctor’s supervision or outside of a traditional health care facility is called self-directed abortion. Studies have proven the effectiveness of using home abortion pills, and these drugs have been recommended by organizations such as Doctors Without Borders and the World […]

The use of medications like abortion pills to terminate a pregnancy at home without the supervision of a doctor or outside of a traditional health care facility is called self-directed abortion. Studies have proven the effectiveness of using home abortion pills, and these drugs have been recommended by organizations such as Doctors Without Borders and […]

California is set to become the first state to mandate access to medical abortions on public college campuses. All UC and Cal State schools will provide the drugs to comply with SB 24, a law passed in 2019 that goes into effect January 1, 2023. SB 24, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, requires all nine […]

While abortion providers stopped performing abortions in Wisconsin following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, questions remain as to whether it is legal to access abortion pills through the mail in the state. Prior to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Wisconsin restricted access to two U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs that are used to […]

Republican U.S. Representative from Georgia Buddy Carter, a pharmacist, called HHS’s message to his colleagues a “gross abuse of executive authority.” “There is no constitutional right to an abortion, and as such there is no constitutional duty for pharmacists to knowingly dispense medication intended for abortion,” Carter said in a statement. “This administration has a […]

abortion pill Getty Demand for abortion pills has increased dramatically in the United States following the Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Companies that prescribe abortion pills — after telehealth consultations — have reported more web traffic and dating requests in recent weeks, including in states with “trigger” laws where abortion […]

CNN — In light of last month’s Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and revoked the constitutional right to abortion, much of the Biden administration’s response has focused on protecting access to medical abortion. Mifepristone – a pill used to medically induce abortion in combination with another drug, misoprostol – is approved by […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The fight for access to abortion continues and some groups are looking for loopholes. The last remaining abortion clinic closed less than two weeks ago. Now the pro-choice push has taken on another life. “It won’t be the last word, you can ban abortion clinics, but you can’t ban information,” said […]

As California’s efforts to enshrine access to abortion continue, the University of California and California State University are working to offer medical abortions on all campuses by July 1. January 2023. So far, none of the campuses in Cal State offer medical abortion, and access within the UC system varies from campus to campus. Both […]

In the weeks since the US Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion, the phones and social media accounts of abortion rights activists in Mexico have been inundated with desperate pleas for abortion pills from people in the United States. “On average, we were getting about 10 calls a day, and the number […]

Mario Villegas has sued a Phoenix clinic for giving his then-wife abortion pills four years ago. In 2019, he filed a motion to become the seven-week-old embryo’s representative, according to ProPublica. “All he wants is to make sure this doesn’t happen to another father,” his lawyer said. Loading Something is loading. An Arizona man is […]

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However, students in the Cal State system — and those who waive the insurance requirement at UC — will have to pay to receive the drugs. California State University, Sacramento expects drug costs to be between $60 and $80. “There are still many areas where access to abortion is perhaps less than perfect or varies […]

NEW YORK CITY — Abortion pills may soon be available “free of charge” at all New York City-run health clinics under a new bill passed by lawmakers. City Council members voted 41 to 7 on Thursday on the bill requiring all Health Department clinics to provide FDA-approved abortion pills. The measure is just the latest […]

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, many abortion rights advocates turned to mail-in pills as a possible option for pregnant women who live in states where abortion is illegal. prohibited. More than 20 years ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved abortion drugs as safe and effective for terminating early pregnancy. […]

California State and UC schools to offer abortion pills on campus The University of California and California State University campuses will soon offer more access to abortions, freeing up off-campus clinics to offer abortion services to women coming from other states. UC and CSU are working to provide abortion pills on all of their campuses […]

WASHINGTON- When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, many abortion rights advocates turned to mail-in pills as a possible option for pregnant women who live in states where abortion is illegal. prohibited. More than 20 years ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved abortion drugs as safe and effective for terminating early […]

Abortion rights activists march to the White House to denounce the United States Supreme Court’s decision to end federal abortion rights protections Saturday, July 9, 2022 in Washington, DC, USA United. The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health overturns the 50-year-old Roe v. Wade case, removing a federal right to abortion. (Photo […]

Placeholder while loading article actions A Polish activist accused of illegally giving abortion pills to a woman appeared in a Warsaw court on Thursday in a one-of-a-kind case that could be a harbinger of what is to come in the United States without Roe vs. Wade. Justyna Wydrzynska, a Polish human rights activist who co-founded […]

The New York City Council on Thursday approved a sweeping package of measures to expand abortion access in the Big Apple, including requiring city-run clinics to stock pregnancy-terminating drugs. It passed by a vote of 41 to 7 and would also require the city’s health department to be able to provide counseling and referrals to […]

July 14, 2022 — The Biden administration issued guidelines on Wednesday reminding the nation’s 60,000 retail pharmacies of their obligation under federal law to provide prescription drugs, including drugs that can induce abortion. The Department of Health and Human Services has listed several conditions commonly treated with medication that can cause abortion, warning that refusing […]

An activist faces 3 years in prison for sending the abortion pill to another woman in Poland. The country allows abortion only in cases of rape, incest and to save the life of the mother. She is the first activist accused of having assisted in an abortion in Europe. His case could signal what is […]

As California’s efforts to enshrine access to abortion continue, the University of California and California State University are working to provide medical abortions on all campuses by July 1. January. So far, none of the campuses in Cal State offer medical abortion, and access within the UC system varies from campus to campus. Both university […]

BREAKING: The Biden administrator today told pharmacies nationwide they could be breaking civil rights laws if they refuse to fill prescriptions for birth control or abortion pills or other medications they say will could be used for these purposes. TK story… —Alice Miranda Ollstein (@AliceOllstein) July 13, 2022 Here is another directive that is sure […]

Lyudmila Chernetska/Getty Images The day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, throwing the country into chaos over what was once a constitutionally protected right, Google search rules for abortion pills have increased tenfold. Now that Roe is firmly in America’s rearview mirror, these pills remain misunderstood by many Americans, even though they are poised […]

Jhe Biden Administration warns retail pharmacies against patient refusal Abortion-induce drugs, saying it would violate anti-discrimination laws by denying health care to pregnant women. The Department of Health and Social Services‘s Office for Civil Rights issued guidelines strengthening the Obamacare law that warns more than 60,000 American pharmacies against the refusal to dispense drugs causing […]

Medications to end a pregnancy usually involve two drugs: mifepristone (Mifeprex, RU-486, “the abortion pill”) and misoprostol (Cytotec). Mifepristone stops progesterone, a hormone needed to maintain pregnancy. Misoprostol tells the uterus to contract to empty its contents. Cervical dilation (opening) also occurs at this time, allowing tissue to be pushed out of the uterus. Medications […]

In summary University of California and California State campuses will all begin offering medical abortions starting Jan. 1 under a new state law. Following the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade said opening abortion appointments on college campuses could ease pressure on local clinics, which will likely see an influx of out-of-state patients. Lea […]

Anti-Abortion the defenders prepare to fight the president Joe Bidenis committed to ensuring access to abortion-inducing drugs by exercising federal authority over states that have restrictions in place. Biden signed a decree Friday aimed at bolstering access to abortion now that the Supreme Court has ruled in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization […]

Comment this story Comment The reversal by the Supreme Court of Roe vs. Wade brought a wave of changes to abortion laws across the country, opening the doors to legal battles in states with or without a “trigger ban” on the procedure. On Friday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to protect access to […]

A European team shipping abortion pills to Americans says it has received 4,000 requests a day since Roe v Wade was overturned – up from 600 to 700 before. Roe v Wade gave women the constitutional right to abortion, but it was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court last monthafter having existed for almost 50 […]

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is warning that some states may attempt to restrict access to government-approved abortion pills and birth control following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade last month. “Those who want to ban all abortions, their next move is going to be medical abortion and crossing the state […]

For medical abortions, settling federal preemption will require new lawsuits, which will likely be brought in states already hostile to abortion and, depending on their outcome, could be taken to a Supreme Court that has already denied the right to medical abortion. ‘abortion. Legal experts fear this could lead to conclusions with broader implications for […]

All four states bordering Montana have ‘trigger laws’ in effect or pending now that the US Supreme Court has ended federal abortion protections, making the conservative Big Sky Country an unlikely haven for women seeking to terminate their pregnancy. But Montana’s potential to become an abortion haven has been diminished — not by lawmakers and […]

WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is warning that some states may attempt to restrict access to government-approved abortion pills and birth control following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade last month. “Those who want to ban all abortions, their next move is going to be medical abortion and crossing the state […]

A photograph shows birth control pills at a health center that allow women to have abortions. GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via Getty Images A photograph shows birth control pills at a health center that allow women to have abortions. GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP via […]

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is warning that some states may try to restrict access to government-approved abortion pills and birth control following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning Roe vs. Wade last month. STORY: ‘A place for a second chance’: Jacksonville organization helps families and individuals fight poverty “Those who want to ban all abortions, […]

Continuing her efforts to ensure comprehensive reproductive health care for Michigan residents, Governor Gretchen Whitmer is seeking clarification on residents’ rights to cross the U.S. border for care or prescription medications, including abortion pills. Current rules on importing drugs, including those that can be used for medical abortion, are complex and poorly understood by the […]

It was 2000 and Verónica Cruz was infuriated by abortion restrictions for rape victims in her conservative central Mexican state of Guanajuato. In defiance, Cruz formed Las Libres, the Free People, to provide safe abortions to those in need. That pioneering work by Cruz, now 50, has grown into a binational network of agencies to […]