Since October 2020, Just the Pill has provided more than 2,500 telemedicine consultations with physicians to mail abortion medications to patients in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana and Wyoming. Within a few days, the organization’s medical director said it plans to deploy the first “fleet of mobile clinics” in Colorado, park along the border, and provide consultation on drug abortion and drug dispensing. One Dr. Julie Amaon said.
A clinic-on-wheel program called “Abortion Delivered” provides surgical abortion for those who prefer or are too far away from abortion, and South Dakota outlawed abortion shortly after a court decision in Texas, Oklahoma. , And other states such as Utah, which are expected to ban or significantly limit abortion.
“By working on the border, we reduce the travel burden on patients in states with bans or strict restrictions,” said Dr. Amaon. “And beyond traditional physical clinics, our mobile clinics can quickly adapt to courts, state legislatures, and markets by going where they are needed.”
Abortion providers with similar drugs are also planning an influx. Hey Jane, an organization that has served nearly 10,000 patients in California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, New York, and Washington, will expand to more states. “We have strengthened our team to meet this significant increase in demand,” said CEO Kiki Freedman.
Anti-abortion groups are trying to counter the growing interest in drug abortion by calling it “chemical abortion” and claiming it is unsafe. James Studnikki, Vice President of Data Analysis at the Charlotte Roger Institute, a division of Susan B. Anthony Prolife America, said on Friday: “The safety of abortion drugs is highly exaggerated,” and the increase in abortion caused by drugs is called a “serious public health threat.”
Much remains to be learned about how states that ban all or most abortions seek to enforce the law in the case of drug-induced abortions. However, when the Biden administration scrambled to respond to the court’s ruling, the two ministers swiftly issued a statement pledged to protect their right to take federal-approved drugs.
