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Most abortions in the United States are medication abortions, and telehealth has become an increasingly common way to access abortion pills — especially since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision revoked the federal right to an abortion.

In the last few months of 2023, nearly 1 in 5 abortions nationwide — about 17,000 each month — were medication abortions in which the pills were mailed to a patient after a remote consultation with a clinician, according to a new report from #WeCount, a research project led by the Society of Family Planning. When #WeCount started collecting data from abortion providers in April 2022, about 4% of all abortions were medication abortions provided through telehealth.

Medication abortion is a method by which someone ends their pregnancy by taking two drugs — mifepristone and misoprostol — rather than having a surgical procedure. The US Food and Drug Administration approved the drugs for abortion use more than two decades ago, and the regimen is approved for use up to 10 weeks gestation.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Republicans are coming after this through the Comstock act:

The Comstock Act was passed by Congress under the administration of Ulysses S. Grant and criminalized the act of using the U.S. Postal Service to send "obscene" materials such as contraceptives, substances that induce abortion, pornographic content, sex toys and any written material about these items.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

“Obscene” medication 🤡

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago (2 children)

A 50 year project to capture the supreme court. Without a doubt their most successful political operation in modern history. But during those 50 years the world kept marching forward and now the thing they railed against is available in pill form and public opinion on abortion is overwhelmingly positive.

Conservatism is a losers game.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

It's losing the people, but it still has the power (which is what they want).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

This might sound kinda fucked up, but i was having discussions with friends(mostly very pro choice) before the court decision. We basically agreed that this would be really bad short term, but that it would eventually accelerate use to a future where abortion rights would make it into the US constitution.

I hope this comes true, otherwise nothing good will have really come from all this bullshit.