How a network of abortion pill providers works together in the wake of new threats
As the Supreme Court decides whether to allow access restrictions to the abortion drug mifepristone, a network of providers is working to help women in states with bans.
When the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in March about restricting access to the abortion drug mifepristone, Elisa Wells, co-founder and co-director of Plan C, was ready.
Plan C, an information resource that connects women to abortion pill providers, almost immediately saw a spike in searches for the medication.
With Florida’s Supreme Court paving the way for the state’s six-week abortion ban, Wells says she’s expecting even more search activity and more creative thinking from providers.
“When these egregious decisions happen, first, they cause harm,” she says. “And the second thing that happens is people get organized and mad and take action.”
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in its 2022 Dobbs decision, upending abortion access in the U.S., a network of abortion providers has sprung into action, weaving an abortion safety net across the country even as the procedure has been effectively banned in 15 states.
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