Requests for abortion medication sent by mail went up almost 1,200 percent after a restrictive Texas law went into effect last September.
and telehealth consultations for abortions. Anyone who prescribes the medication through telehealth or by mail faces jail time and a $10,000 fine.
Grossman said the pills are very safe from a medical perspective. “But I do have real concerns about the legal risks patients may be taking,” he said. Thirty-six states currently require abortions to be done by a licensed physician, according to the Guttmacher Institute, but it’s still unclear how state laws apply to organizations like Aid Access, which are not based in the U.S.“Globally, we’ve seen time and time again that legal conditions don’t determine the number of abortions performed, but they do have a huge impact on the safety of abortion,” said Dr.
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