A lawsuit concerning the abortion medication mifepristone could change the landscape of reproductive health nationwide.
as a growing number of states restrict or ban abortion. Mifepristone, the drug at the center of the Texas case, is used in 98 percent of these abortions—alongside a second medication, misoprostol—to terminate pregnancies at up to 10 weeks.
“We were seeing digital health companies focusing on stigmatized issues in men’s health take off and I thought, This could be a model for safe, discreet, affordable abortion access,” recalls Kiki Freedman, cofounder of Hey Jane, a virtual clinic that offers telemedicine abortion care. Since 2021, the provider has helped 25,000 patients receive private, safe, supportive, accessible and convenient care—largely with the help of mailed medication abortion.
It is unclear what long-term impact the decision will have, and some in the health care space remain hopeful that FDA law will take precedent over Kacsmaryk’s decision. But even with the future of mifepristone unknown, many abortion providers have begun preparing for the worst and are creating alternative treatment plans to offer patients.
Planned Parenthood, one of the largest and most well-known abortion providers in the country, for its part has pledged its continued commitment to doing whatever possible to ensure patients can choose the method of abortion that is best for their circumstances, including medication abortion.
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