One international nonprofit that provides abortion-inducing medication saw an over 1000% increase in requests from Texas the week after the state's restrictive abortion law went into effect.
that the medication be dispensed in person, allowing it to be prescribed by telemedicine and sent through the mail.
“It is concerning to us to see people try to find ways to work around the law,” the spokesperson, Amy O’Donnell, said. “We believe it’s significantly important for girls and women to see a physician in person before obtaining chemical abortion drugs.” Whole Woman’s Health operates four abortion clinics in Texas. For nearly six months, they have been unable to provide abortions after fetal cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks of pregnancy.
Hagstrom Miller said she’s not surprised there’s been an increase in demand for self-managed abortions — and that the actual increase is probably greater than any data can capture.
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