In this scenario, abortion pills can play an especially important role.
The medication can be prescribed at a clinic or via telemedicine and taken anywhere, including at home.
Until at least the 10th week of pregnancy, abortion pills are an extremely safe and effective abortion method.
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People who desperately need this care may decide to self-source medication any way they can, she tells SELF.
Heres what you’re gonna wanna know about booking a virtual appointment right now.
First, a little background on how medication abortion worksand what it means to self-manage an abortion.
The abortion pillalso known as medication abortionrequires two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol.
Mifepristone also softens the cervix to help the uterus empty itself.
Up to two days later, youll take misoprostol tablets.
Misoprostol causes bleeding and cramps, which empty the uterus of the pregnancy.
If youre further along, youll need to have an abortion procedure at a clinic.
Abortion pills, whether you get them in person or via telemedicine, are incrediblysafe and effective.
Many other states, thankfully, will continue to offer medication abortion.
Theres already an increase inlegislationthat would aim to penalize people whoaid and abet abortionstoo.
People are accessing telehealth abortion services regardless of where they live.
These providers are almost entirely asynchronous.
In states where abortion is banned or restricted, some have found possible work-arounds when it comes to telehealth.
This way, youre, at the very least still in touch with a health care provider.
(Plan C offers a clear guide for this process.)
AidAccessis another telemedicine option thats becoming popular,The New York Timesreports.
(Again, its important to research your states abortion laws before making any decision.)
Will telehealth abortion access be enough in a post-Roeworld?
Those options should be available, she says.
Telehealth access is also an equity issue.
But thefight for reproductive justiceis far from over, and those entrenched in the movement still feel hopeful.
Were diving deep into the legal issues.
We want to push boundaries in a way thats still legal and protects prescribers and patients.
