A woman in South Carolina was arrested and charged this week for allegedly taking abortion pills in 2021.
, but we sadly know it’s indicative of where we’re headed. Self-managing an abortion with medication is extremely safe; it is the criminalization of it that makes it dangerous,” Pregnancy Justice acting executive director Dana Sussman told. “Like so many cases, the sharing of personal medical information with a provider led to criminal charges. Seeking care or self-managing an abortion should never lead to criminal prosecution.
Experts and abortion advocates have warned that it can indeed be dangerous for a patient to tell a medical provider that they are self-managing their abortion. If/When/How found inthat, of the 61 cases of people arrested for ending their pregnancy or aiding someone else in doing so between 2000 and 2020, 45 percent of the cases were brought to the attention of police by health care providers or social workers.
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