Advisory Board November 18, 2024
Since Donald Trump was elected president again, requests for contraceptives, including long-term birth control and “morning after” pills, and abortion pills, have jumped significantly amid concerns about the upcoming administration’s potential decisions about reproductive care.
Requests for birth control, abortion pills jump post-election
According to the Associated Press, doctors across the country have seen a surge in requests for long-term birth control and permanent sterilizations since the election.
“I saw this bump after the Trump election in 2016” and after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, said Clayton Alfonso, an ob/gyn at Duke University. “But the patients seem more afraid this time.”
According to Alfonso, his patients have asked him to replace still-effective IUDs and “restart” the 3-to-12-year...
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