About 40 per cent of all abortions in the U.S. are now done through medication -- rather than surgery -- and that option has become all the more pivotal during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opponents of the bans say telemedicine abortions are safe, and outlawing them would have a disproportionate effect on rural residents who face long drives to the nearest abortion clinic. Legislation targeting medication abortion was inspired in part by developments during the pandemic, when the Food and Drug Administration -- under federal court order -- eased restrictions on abortion pills so they could be sent by mail. A requirement for women to pick them up in person is back, but abortion opponents worry the Biden administration will end those restrictions permanently. Abortion-rights groups are urging that step.
The method's popularity has grown steadily. The Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, estimates that it accounts for about 40 per cent of all abortions in the U.S. and 60 per cent of those taking place up to 10 weeks' gestation.
A woman's right to kill her baby and embrace the love of the state shall not be infringed.
Mind your own business. What a woman discusses with her doctor has nothing to do with you.