Study shows growing support nationwide for expanded access to abortion pills

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in 2022 to allow states to regulate abortion access, support for expanded access to abortion pills has significantly increased, including among those living in states with abortion bans, according to a new study from the Journal of the American Medical Association.

A sample of more than 7,000 women nationwide between the ages of 15 and 49 answered surveys in December 2021 prior to the Dobbs decision, and a random sampling of half the same population was surveyed again in June 2023 after the decision.

The surveys gauged support for two models of expanded access to medication abortion: advance provision — when medication is obtained before a pregnancy and reserved for future use if necessary — and over-the-counter access at a local pharmacy or other retailer without a prescription….”

By Molly
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