Telehealth abortion provider launches new services in Arizona
Prescribing abortion medications via telehealth was previously illegal in the state. But in February, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled that the telehealth ban and several other Arizona abortion regulations were unconstitutional under a 2024 voter-approved constitutional amendment guaranteeing broad abortion rights in the state.
Planned Parenthood Arizona launched telehealth abortion appointments in April. Now, a New York-based telehealth company called Hey Jane will offer virtual abortion services in the state as well. Hey Jane already offers telehealth abortion in 23 other US states that allow those services. Hey Jane’s chief medical officer Dr. Amy Potter said virtual visits and medication by mail will broaden access to abortion, especially in rural areas of Arizona.
“Twelve of the state’s 15 counties have no in-person abortion clinic, which forces many patients to have to travel long distances and sometimes wait days or even weeks to be able to access care,” Potter said. Potter said virtual visits are often less costly than appointments at in-person clinics. And telehealth patients may be able to be seen faster, too — Hey Jane patients can typically get a virtual appointment within 24 hours of their request, Potter said.
“Patients submit to us an extensive background and history not only of the details of this pregnancy, but also of their health history in general,” Potter said. If the patient’s pregnancy is determined to be in the first trimester and they have no contraindications that would disqualify them from having a safe medication abortion, they can typically get pills prescribed and delivered by mail within three days, Potter said.
Telehealth is increasingly common for abortion — more than a quarter of U.S. abortions were provided virtually in 2025, according to the Society of Family Planning.
SOURCE: KJZZ Phoenix Arizona, by Katherine Davis-Young. 9 June 2026.
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Feminist Lessons from the 2000s: The Power of a Feminist Majority
The 2000s proved that even in an era of political backlash, feminist organizing could expand public support, win critical victories and lay the groundwork for future change.
One of the most important lessons of the 2000s is that a movement does not have to hold political power to hold public support. Even as conservatives controlled much of the federal government and attacks on reproductive freedom intensified, feminist ideas continued to gain ground. The decade revealed the power—and the limitations—of being a majority movement in a political system that does not always reflect majority opinion.
This essay is part of Feminist Lessons, a series from Ms.’ FEMINIST 250 project, exploring what each decade of modern feminist history can teach us about power, democracy, backlash and social change. Drawing on more than 50 years of reporting, organizing and activism, the series examines how feminists transformed American life—and what those victories and setbacks can teach us today.
SOURCE: Ms. Magazine, by Carmen Rios. 9 June 2026