01/28/20021 | Time | Abigail Abrams
Author: Doc
01/21/2021 | Rewire | Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo
This law-focused podcast discusses many of President Biden’s initial actions during his first day of presidency. While the Biden administration did not take any action in regards to abortion on his first day in office, there was some upset about how a question regarding Biden’s intentions to reverse the gag rule was handled at a press conference. The podcast’s hosts, Imani Gandy and Jessica Mason Pieklo, discuss this comment as well as some of our hopes for President Biden in the realm of abortion care [you can find the discussion around the 20:00 timestamp]. We highly recommend you listen to the entire thing though- it is a great [and exciting] recap of the day.
01/12/2021 | Politico | Alice Miranda Ollstein
Just before the end of the Trump presidency, the Supreme Court heard its first case on abortion since Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the court in Fall 2020. The outcome was a blow to telemedicine abortion care. In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the court upheld a request by the Trump Administration to reinstate a federal rule that requires patients to pick up their abortion medications in-person from a medical provider. This ruling severely restricted the scope of telemedicine abortion since it does not allow mifepristone and misoprostol to be shipped directly to patients. We hope that in the early days of the Biden presidency, the effect of this decision will be reversed both to improve abortion access and reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure while accessing medical care.
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Ibis Reproductive Health
Put together by Ibis, an organization with the mission of driving, “change through bold, rigorous research and principled partnerships that advance sexual and reproductive autonomy, choices, and health worldwide.”
12/23/2020 | Contraception | Julia Kohn, Hannah Simmons
07/20/2020 | Obstetrics and Gynecology | Aiken et. al.
04/06/2020 | Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports | Betstadt et. al.
This review article outlines current restrictions for telemedicine abortion in the US, strategies for incorporating telemedicine abortion into current models of abortion care, and evidence on the safety and efficacy of telemedicine abortion.
04/28/2020 | NY Times | Pam Belluck
As COVID-19 spread through the US, so did the need for telemedicine abortion care. This NY Times piece showcases the stories of various patients who found telemedicine medication abortion to be their best option. This article focuses on the organization, TelAbortion.
03/18/2020 | NPR | Sarah McCammon
This NPR articles demonstrates the need for telemedicine in abortion care through the story of a woman in South Dakota who had to travel 3 hours, with her children, to access medical care during a pandemic because telemedicine abortion care was unavailable due to state restrictions.
The Abortion Library 