Special Report: The Future of Abortion Access

The legal right to abortion has never been more tenuous. But thanks to the internet and the ingenuity of advocates, abortion pills have never been easier to access. Abortion is good medicine, and self-managed abortion is the future of access in what’s shaping up to be a post-Roe world.

Editor’s Note: The Future of Abortion Access

Jessica Mason Pieklo

Anti-choice advocates have fought so hard against the abortion pill because they know it’s a game changer.

Purvi Patel and the Case of the Self-Managed Abortion

Imani Gandy

Prosecutors—with the help of doctors and nurses—are punishing pregnant people using laws intended to help them.

[Photo: A person with long blonde hair holds a smart phone. The phone screen shows a website that sells Mifepristone.]

What I Learned From Buying Abortion Pills Online

Steph Black

Accessing the medications online may be relatively straightforward, but self-managed abortion exists in a dangerous legal gray zone in this country.

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If You’re Jailed for Having an Abortion, This Fund Will Help With Bail

Rafa Kidvai

The Repro Legal Defense Fund is a new initiative that will support people who are investigated, arrested, or prosecuted for self-managed abortions.

The FDA Opened Abortion Access. Just Not for Everybody.

Paige Alexandria

Lifting a medication abortion restriction means abortion patients can get their medication by mail. But not in states where telemedicine is banned.

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Abortion Patients Get Big Win From the FDA

Mariana Ardila

The Biden administration is allowing patients to receive medication abortion pills by mail for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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I’m a Doctor. Self-Managed Abortion Is Safe.

April Lockley

We need to listen and be accepting and understanding of the diverse range of experiences of abortion—including self-managed abortion care.

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Unacceptable Care: Why Patients Manage Their Own Abortion

Susan Rinkunas

As states make it more difficult to get abortion pills from providers, they may just be increasing the demand for medication abortion.

Meet the Abortion Patients Calling Out Ted Cruz on His Abortion Lies

Danielle Campoamor

As with any other form of health care, the experiences of 20 people who have had medication abortions are unique to each person.

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The Next Big Anti-Abortion Fight: Keeping You From Having an Abortion at Home

Marie Solis

Anti-abortion activists and lawmakers view medication abortion as the new frontier of abortion access—and are targeting the FDA’s regulation of abortion pills.

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Medication Abortion Is Key to the Future of Abortion Access

Amy Weintraub & Fawn Bolak

Regardless of income, ZIP code, or status, you should be able to decide what kind of care fits your needs without fear, shame, and unnecessary restrictions.

[Photo: Boxes of Mifepristone and a Mifepristone blister pack lay on a table.]

Anti-Choice Activists Are Fighting a Losing Battle Against Medication Abortion

Carole Joffe & David S. Cohen

Medication abortion is a gamechanger for pregnant people, particularly when other forms of abortion are difficult to access or even unavailable.

[Photo: A young, migrant woman of color holds a pill in one hand and a water glass in another.]

Self-Induced Abortion’s Risks Could Leave Immigrant Women Choiceless

Tina Vasquez

"Imagine being undocumented and considering self-managed abortion in this environment."

Special Report: The Future of Abortion Access

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