Abortion providers say they’re seeing heightened demand for telemedicine abortions during the coronavirus pandemic
, and providers are preparing for a growing number of virtual visits as social distancing measures continue.
One nonprofit that's studying whether abortion medication can be safely mailed to patients, cutting down on in-person visits, said it's now seeing more patients. Gynuity Health Projects, which operates its FDA-reviewed trial in 13 states, reported a 30 percent increase in virtual visits at some clinics between February and March as shelter-in-place orders took hold.
“By blocking this critical service, the government is forcing women to have to go outside of their homes and expose themselves to the virus,” said New York Attorney General Tish James.to maintain the limits, warning that the few women who may experience complications from the pills will be a burden on medical resources during the pandemic.
has found that medication abortions administered remotely have no higher risk of complications those conducted in-person. “It’s quite a hardship,” said Julie Burkhart, the president of the Trust Women network that operates clinics in Oklahoma and Kansas. “We've seen people drive hours and hours and hours for a medication abortion.”
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