Data Suggests , Threat to Abortion Access , Driving Demand for Abortion Pills.<br />NPR reports that a new study found that concerns <br />about abortion restrictions have pushed people <br />to order abortion pills, despite not being pregnant. .<br />NPR reports that a new study found that concerns <br />about abortion restrictions have pushed people <br />to order abortion pills, despite not being pregnant. .<br />Aid Access is a Europe-based organization <br />that provides abortion pills to U.S. <br />patients through telemedicine. .<br />The group said that requests for advance provisions <br />of the pill have spiked in locations where patients <br />perceive a threat to future abortion access.<br />The group said that requests for advance provisions <br />of the pill have spiked in locations where patients <br />perceive a threat to future abortion access.<br />Requests ... go up and they go up <br />quite rapidly. So it seems possible <br />that people are really responding to <br />the threat of reduced abortion access, Abigail Aiken, Public affairs professor at <br />the University of Texas at Austin, via NPR.<br />NPR reports that advance provision usually involves <br />a regimen of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, but <br />is not a routine part of reproductive health care in the U.S.<br />NPR reports that advance provision usually involves <br />a regimen of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, but <br />is not a routine part of reproductive health care in the U.S.<br />The American College of Obstetricians <br />and Gynecologists (ACOG) described <br />mifepristone as "a very safe and effective drug," .<br />The American College of Obstetricians <br />and Gynecologists (ACOG) described <br />mifepristone as "a very safe and effective drug," .<br />People are worried about needing <br />abortion care and being unable to <br />access it in the future due to abortion <br />bans. While some people may be able <br />to travel to states where that care <br />is legal, others simply cannot, American College of Obstetricians <br />and Gynecologists (ACOG), via NPR.<br />According to Abigail Aiken, a public affairs professor <br />at the University of Texas at Austin, spikes in requests <br />have been seen in states where lawmakers <br />had already proposed abortion restrictions.<br />According to Abigail Aiken, a public affairs professor <br />at the University of Texas at Austin, spikes in requests <br />have been seen in states where lawmakers <br />had already proposed abortion restrictions.<br />The biggest increases seem <br />to be in states where there's <br />potential legislation coming. , Abigail Aiken, Public affairs professor at <br />the University of Texas at Austin, via NPR.<br />It seems like people are reacting <br />to that potential threat to access <br />with, 'Oh, I better get prepared <br />for what might be coming.' , Abigail Aiken, Public affairs professor at <br />the University of Texas at Austin, via NPR
