MobiHealth News May 13, 2022
Though studies have shown delivering medication abortion via telehealth is safe and effective, varying state laws can make it difficult for providers and companies to offer the two-pill regimen.
In the wake of a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion access is set to be restricted further across many states in the U.S. About half of the states would likely make abortion illegal or restrict it heavily if Roe is overturned.
But the landscape for abortion access – and women’s healthcare, in general – has greatly changed since the case was decided in 1973. Mifepristone, part of a two-pill course with misoprostol that can be used to terminate a pregnancy up to 10...