Self-managed abortions surged after overturn of Roe v. Wade, study shows

Abortion pill usage surged post-Roe. These numbers show the dramatic rise

As the Supreme Court weighs limiting access to mifepristone, here are some of the numbers on abortion pill usage in the U.S. and California.

Self-managed abortions increased by about 26,000 after Dobbs decision, study shows • Ohio Capital Journal

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a key abortion pill mifepristone for use in 2000. The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday, March 26, 2024, challenging that approval. (Getty Images)Self-managed abortions rose by more than 26,000 in the six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago, according to a peer-reviewed study published Monday in JAMA, the American Medical Association’s journal…

Abortions Outside Medical System Increased Sharply after Roe Fell, Study Finds

The number of women using abortion pills to end their pregnancies on their own without the direct involvement of a U.S.-based medical provider rose sharply in the months after the Supreme Court eliminated a constitutional right to abortion, according to the most comprehensive examination to date of how many people have ended their pregnancies outside of the formal medical system since the ruling.

Abortion Pill Usage Skyrocketed After Dobbs Decision

A study shows a rise in self-managed medication abortions after Roe v. Wade was overturned, suggesting wider use of this method

Use of abortion pills for self-managed abortion spiked sharply post-Roe: Research

The number of abortion pills obtained outside the traditional U.S. health care system spiked considerably in the months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to new data.  There were nearly 28,000 additional doses of pills for “self-managed” abortions in the six months after the fall of Roe, more than four times the…

Self-managed abortions surged after overturn of Roe v. Wade, study shows

The number of women turning to medication abortion outside of the formal health care system surged in the wake of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade, according to a new study.