self-managed abortion

A network of reproductive rights advocates is working to share information about self-induced abortion, both in person and over the Internet.

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With Abortion Restrictions On The Rise, Some Women Induce Their Own

10:25pm September 19, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

Activists are spreading information about self-induced abortion online and in person. The World Health Organization says a single drug, misoprostol, can be used to safely induce abortion.

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Dr. Rebecca Gomperts says the government has seized abortion drugs she has prescribed from overseas to patients in the U.S. The drugs are approved by the FDA to induce abortion under a doctor's direction.

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European Doctor Who Prescribes Abortion Pills To U.S. Women Online Sues FDA

5:03pm September 09, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

A federal lawsuit seeks to block the Food and Drug Administration from taking enforcement actions against a European doctor or her U.S.-based patients for prescribing or buying abortion pills online.