Since October 2020, Just the Pill has provided more than 2,500 telemedicine consultations with physicians for the delivery of abortion pills by mail to patients in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana and Wyoming. In a few days, it plans to deploy in Colorado the first of what will become a “park of mobile clinics” to park along state borders, providing advice on medical abortions and pills, said Dr. Julie Amaon. , medical director of the organization.
Called Abortion Delivered, the Wheel Clinic program, which will also provide surgical abortions for patients who prefer it or are too far away during pregnancy for medical abortion, is designed to reach patients from nearby states such as Texas, Oklahoma and South Dakota, which quickly banned abortions after the court ruling, as well as other states such as Utah, which are expected to ban or sharply limit abortions.
“By acting at state borders, we will reduce the burden of travel for patients in states with bans or severe restrictions,” Dr. Amaon said. “And going beyond the traditional regular clinic, our mobile clinics can quickly adapt to the courts, state legislatures and markets, going wherever needed.”
Similar providers of medical abortions are also planning an influx. Hey Jane, an organization that has served nearly 10,000 patients in California, Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, New York and Washington, plans to expand to more states. “We’ve expanded our team to meet this significant increase in demand,” said its chief executive Kiki Friedman.
Anti-abortion groups are trying to counter the growing interest in medical abortion, claiming it is dangerous, calling it a “chemical abortion.” James Studnicki, vice president of data analysis at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, a division of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said Friday that “the safety of abortion pills is greatly exaggerated” and called the rise in drug abortions “a serious threat for public health. “
Much remains unknown about how states that ban all or most abortions will try to enforce their laws in cases of abortion with drugs. But as the Biden administration tried to respond to the court ruling, two cabinet members quickly issued statements promising to defend the right to take drugs approved by the federal government.
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