Self-Managing Some Abortion Care Later In Pregnancy Is Safe, Effective And Boosts Access, Researchers Say

Forbes August 29, 2024
Robert Hart

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Managing the early stages of medication abortion care at home later in pregnancy is safe and cuts down time spent in hospital, according to new research published on Thursday, which researchers say could boost access to the procedure as reproductive rights stand out as a key issue in the 2024 election.

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“Increasing access to abortion later in pregnancy is a crucial component of the struggle for reproductive autonomy,” said Heidi Moseson and Caitlin Gerdts, researchers at Ibis Reproductive Health, a U.S. non-profit reproductive health research organization, in a linked comment piece published alongside the study in the Lancet. Given the “overwhelming preference for at-home” misoprostol administration among the pregnant people involved in the study, Moseson...

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