The New York Times (1/2, Belluck) reports, “Tens of thousands of women who are not pregnant are ordering abortion pills just in case they might need them someday, especially in states where access is threatened, according to a study published on Tuesday.” The practice, which is known as advance provision, “has increased significantly since the Supreme Court’s decision in 2022 to overturn the national right to abortion.” The findingswere published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
The AP (1/2, Ungar) reports that researchers looked at requests for mifepristone and misoprostol “from people who weren’t pregnant and sought them through Aid Access, a European online telemedicine service that prescribes them for future and immediate use.” Notably, “requests were highest right after news leaked in May 2022 that the Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade – but before the formal announcement that June.”
Related Links:
— “US women are stocking up on abortion pills, especially when there is news about restrictions,” Laura Ungar, Associated Press, January 2, 2024