Summary
States that ban abortion are focusing on limiting access to abortion pills sent by out-of-state providers. Several states have enacted or proposed legislation to make it illegal to distribute these pills, and some states are involved in legal battles over federal rules allowing pills to be prescribed via telehealth. Surveys suggest that more women in states with abortion bans are using pills through telehealth rather than traveling to other places where abortion is legal.
Key Facts
- States with abortion bans are targeting pills sent from out-of-state providers.
- A new survey shows more women in banned states are using pills via telehealth.
- Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden of South Dakota signed a bill making advertising abortion pills a felony.
- Mississippi's legislative chambers have approved measures against abortion pills, awaiting final decisions.
- Florida, Oklahoma, and Texas already ban mailing abortion pills.
- Arizona, Indiana, and South Carolina are considering similar laws.
- Legal battles over telehealth prescriptions of mifepristone are occurring in several states.
- Wyoming recently imposed a new abortion ban, becoming the fifth state to do so.
