Abortion Pills
I bought them online. They’re easy to get, and they’ll change everything - Farhad Manjoo

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Abortion Pills Should Be Everywhere
Despite the F.D.A.’s restrictions, activists have created a robust online market that makes getting pills surprisingly easy. There are “report cards” on where to find tested drugs, detailed guides on how to use them safely, a help line for consulting with legal experts, and dozens of discussion boards and support groups helping women navigate the fraught decision of whether and how to terminate a pregnancy. Amid growing restrictions on clinic-based abortions, the online pill market functions as a haven of last resort for desperate women.
Resources
The Plan C Guide to Abortion Pill Access
Options for at-home abortion pill access will vary based on your location.
AidAccess
The purpose of the website and the service is to create social justice and improve the health status and human rights of women who do not have the possibility of accessing local abortion services.
Choix
We provide professional and private abortion care to folks in California, Colorado, Illinois and New Mexico (more states coming soon!) seeking to safely end a pregnancy from the comfort of their own home. Choix provides all necessary medications for the abortion - as well as to help alleviate side effects - to those who qualify.
The FDA made mail-order abortion pills legal. Access is still a nightmare
Restrictive states have already set their sights on a new wave of telehealth companies that were supposed to be a panacea for a post-Roe world.
A safe and simple abortion option becomes more readily available
Medication that allows women to end pregnancies at home up to ten weeks after conception has transformed abortion health care in many countries. Data are patchy but more than two-thirds of abortions in northern European countries and 90% in India are thought to happen this way. America, however, has lagged.
Abortion pills are safe to prescribe without in-person exams, new research finds
Overall, we found that medication abortions dispensed after reviewing a patient’s medical history are just as safe and effective as those prescribed after an in-person pelvic exam and ultrasound.
Abortions by mail are available now in the US. Here’s what you need to know
The medication used in self-managed abortions is safe for most women less than 10 weeks pregnant.
Anna bought abortion pills via social media. Now, like thousands of other Filipinas, she is dead
The Philippines has one of the strictest anti-abortion laws in the world; while the government has acknowledged that the law may allow abortion to protect the life and health of pregnant women, in practice such exceptions are not made. Women have little choice but to resort to whatever underground treatment they can access and afford, regardless of risk.
Are abortion medications delivered by mail illegal?
It is still legal in most states to receive abortion medication by mail, which has been allowed since December 2021, when the Food and Drug Administration lifted a restriction that required patients to obtain the pills from a certified provider.
Buying Abortion Pills Online Is Overwhelmingly Safe, But Maybe Illegal
There's plenty of evidence that most online retailers are selling the real thing.
I Ordered 20 Abortion Pill Packs from the Internet to Test If They're Real
Numerous online drug-sellers say they sell the abortion pill—but what are women actually getting when they order it? I decided to find out.
Instructions for a Safe Abortion with Pills
Learn how to use abortion medication to safely and effectively end a pregnancy.
Most women had no issues obtaining abortion pill from mail-order pharmacies
Amid national furor over abortion access, a new survey found most women were satisfied with obtaining an abortion pill from a mail-order pharmacy, leading the researchers to argue that a regulatory program restricting such access is unnecessary.
The FDA Is Restricting Access to the Easiest, Safest Form of Abortion
There's a growing consensus that the FDA's regulations on abortion pills aren't medically necessary.
With Access Under Threat, Advocates Want to Help Women Take Medication Abortion Into Their Own Hands
Recognizing that even women in a country with legal abortion might need help getting one, Women Help Women is introducing a U.S.-specific online counseling service for women who are trying to terminate their own pregnancies at home.
Abortion Pills Should Be Everywhere
I bought them online. They’re easy to get, and they’ll change everything.

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