Despite Recent Legal Wins, Abortion Access Is Still at Risk

Abortion legislation in the U.S. has, from the outset, been motivated by political and economic ends, rather than health and safety.

While there have been some positive decisions on abortion access in the United States in the past month, there is still an overwhelming amount of confusion regarding abortion medication and reproductive legislation.

Decades of clinical and epidemiologic evidence documenting the experiences of millions of people over a quarter century have demonstrated the safety and effectiveness of abortion medication. Still, many people are scared to use it.

Let’s Talk About Misoprostol—the Original Abortion Pill

As we look to the future of abortion in the U.S., we can learn from the experiences of people in countries with restrictive abortion laws who have managed to find safe, effective ways to have abortions by using the original abortion pill: misoprostol.

While mifepristone is expensive and unnecessarily restricted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, misoprostol is inexpensive and widely available by prescription for different indications in pharmacies across the country.