If Abortion Becomes Banned, Women Still Have Some Options

Emma, 29, Texas.

Elizabeth Nash, state coverage analyst, Guttmacher Institute.

Jessica Arons, JD, senior coverage counsel, American Civil Liberties Union.

Guttmacher Institute: “Medication Abortion Now Accounts for More Than Half of All US Abortions.”

World Health Organization, Abortion care guideline: “Medical management of induced abortion: Recommendations 27-30 (3.4.2).”

Diane Horvath, MD, OB/GYN, Baltimore.

Meera Shah, MD, chief medical officer, Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic.

Elisabeth Smith, JD, director of state coverage and advocacy, Center for Reproductive Rights.

FDA: “Warning Letter, Aidaccess.org, MARCS-CMS 575658 – March 08, 2019.”

Aid Access: “Legal complaint against the FDA,” Sept. 9, 2019.

Contraception: “Exploring the feasibility of obtaining mifepristone and misoprostol from the internet.”

The Guardian: “Georgia woman who took abortion pill has murder charges dismissed.”

The New York Times: “Woman in Texas Charged With Murder in Connection With ‘Self-Induced Abortion.’”

Fast Company: “How an online search for abortion pills landed this woman in jail.”

WCBI: “Murder charges dropped against Starkville woman.”

The Lancet: “Mifepristone and misoprostol versus misoprostol alone for the management of missed miscarriage (MifeMiso): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.”