Manatt Health April 25, 2024
With Co-Authors: Dana Northcraft and Emily Schacter
This is an excerpt of a recent report prepared by Manatt and RHITES (the Reproductive Health Initiative for Telehealth Equity & Solutions). Click here to read the full report and recommendations.
Abortion is a safe and an essential health care service. For over 20 years, medication has been used for abortion care safely during the first trimester through the use of two medications: mifepristone and misoprostol. Beginning in 2020, over 50% of abortions occurred using medication, which is increasingly the preferred abortion method by pregnant persons.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization eliminated the constitutional right to abortions. Many states immediately began to curtail individuals’...
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