The following articles about medical abortion pills in the USA are just some of a longer list of articles by Carrie N Baker, professor of American Studies at Smith College and a contributing editor to Ms Magazine, where these articles were published in December 2025:
–Mifepristone Manufacturers Move to Block GOP Lawsuit Seeking Nationwide Telehealth Abortion Ban
–Who Controls Mifepristone? The Politics Blocking a New Era of Contraception
–‘The Moral Property of Women’: Mifepristone, Fibroids and the Stakes of Suppressed Science
–A Global Telehealth First: Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack
SOURCES: https://msmagazine.com/author/carriebaker / Shout Your Abortion ; Short Films Seek to Normalize Keeping Abortion Pills at Home: ‘You Always Have Options’ – Ms. Magazine
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USA: Abortion users’ views on abortion via telemedicine
Seven studies assessed the views and perceptions of potential abortion users regarding their access to abortion services via telemedicine11,15,26,28,29,33,45. Overall, the perceptions of potential abortion users regarding telemedicine abortion services were positive26. Many users who had abortions supported the use of telemedicine for medication abortion, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic period, and felt that the effectiveness of telemedicine service was almost equivalent to that of in-person abortion service45. A survey conducted among 1567 abortion users reported that 56% of overall participants and 64% of medication abortion participants preferred to receive abortion services via telemedicine
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USA: Abortion pills via digital health in the United States: a systematic scoping review
Abstract
Digital health, including telemedicine, has increased access to abortion care. The convenience, flexibility of appointment times, and ensured privacy to abortion users may make abortion services via telemedicine preferable. This scoping review systematically mapped studies conducted on abortion services via telemedicine, including their effectiveness and acceptability for abortion users and providers. All published papers included abortion services via telemedicine in the United States were considered. Articles were searched in PubMed, CINAHL, and Google Scholar databases in September 2022. The findings were synthesized narratively, and the PRISMA-ScR guidelines were used to report this study. Out of 757 retrieved articles, 33 articles were selected based on the inclusion criteria. These studies were published between 2011 and 2022, with 24 published in the last 3 years. The study found that telemedicine increased access to abortion care in the United States, especially for people in remote areas or those worried about stigma from in-person visits. The effectiveness of abortion services via telemedicine was comparable to in-clinic visits, with 6% or fewer abortions requiring surgical intervention. Both care providers and abortion seekers expressed positive perceptions of telemedicine-based abortion services. However, abortion users reported mixed emotions, with some preferring in-person visits. The most common reasons for choosing telemedicine included the distance to the abortion clinic, convenience, privacy, cost, flexibility of appointment times, and state laws imposing waiting periods or restrictive policies. Telemedicine offered a preferable option for abortion seekers and providers. The feasibility of accessing abortion services via telemedicine in low-resource settings needs further investigation.
SOURCE: Medication abortion via digital health in the United States: a systematic scoping review – PMC, by Fekede Asefa Kumsa, Rameshwari Prasad, Arash Shaban-Nejad. National Library of Medicine, PubMed Central.
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US woman charged with fetal homicide after allegedly inducing own abortion
A Kentucky woman reportedly ordered medication to end her pregnancy and buried the remains in her yard. She is facing multiple criminal charges after she allegedly induced her own abortion using medication.
Kentucky state police arrested the woman, MSS, 35, on charges of fetal homicide in the first degree, abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence, according to a local Kentucky news outlet. She reportedly ordered medication online to end her pregnancy, then buried the remains of her pregnancy in her backyard.
SOURCE: Kentucky woman arrested for abortion, by Carter Sherman. The Guardian. 2 January 2026.
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Out-of-state patients make up three-fourths of 19,000 Kansas abortions performed in 2024:
Abortion bans, restrictions in nearby states continue driving demand in Kansas
Topeka — The number of abortions performed in Kansas during 2024 surpassed 19,000 for the second consecutive year in the wake of judicial and political decisions in other states restricting access to the medical procedure.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported clinics and hospitals in Kansas conducted a record 19,811 abortions in 2024, up from 19,467 in 2023, 12,319 in 2022 and 7,849 in 2021. Of the 2024 total, 4,763 were provided to residents of Kansas. Demand for abortion among Kansans increased 9.3% from 4,356 in 2023 and was above the 3,844 reported in 2022 and 3,937 in 2021.
SOURCE: Kansas Reflector, 2 January 2026.