Abortion pill laws and online access around the world
Countries such as Ireland, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, South Korea, Colombia, and Mexico, have legalized abortion in the past several years, with the European Parliament even adopting a resolution to include the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
The European Parliament adopted a resolution to include the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, with an overwhelming majority. France even approved a bill enshrining abortion rights in the constitution.
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Telemedicine: Online abortion pills by mail
The development of medical abortion using two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, in pill form, has been a game changer for abortion access. This, coupled with the growing availability of the internet, has made medical abortion accessible from almost anywhere. Telemedical abortion services have become increasingly popular, even in countries where abortion is largely illegal, and have been shown to reduce maternal death rates from unsafe abortions by more than 95% between 1990 and 2014.
The World Health Organization now endorses telemedical abortion services and self-administration of mifepristone and misoprostol without direct supervision of a health-care provider up to 12 weeks pregnancy. Telemedical abortion services have become certified as approved abortion care in the UK, France, Canada, Ireland, and since December 2021, also in the USA. The availability of telemedical abortion in the USA has increased accessibility for low-income women, with the average cost dropping from over $500 to under $150. Low cost and no pills at no cost have been particularly beneficial for Black and Hispanic women, who make up the majority of US abortion patients and have an income below $25,000.
Abortion pill access research
Recently published research showed that also in US states more than 3 times more women requested telemedical abortion service from Aid Access.
However, telemedical abortion services do have their vulnerabilities. Research has shown that misleading Google search results and ads can lead to anti-abortion clinics instead of safe and reliable abortion services.