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After bans, American women turn to an abortion hotline

Dr. Linda Prine, Founder and Medical Director of Reproductive Health Access Project, answers questions for her Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline in New York City on May 30, 2023.

FIRE ISLAND, US: The phone has been ringing nonstop for a year. Linda Prine, a New York doctor, repeats her advice on a loop: "Make sure you're drinking plenty of fluids;" "Take some ibuprofen;" "Everything's fine, you can relax."

The Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline, which Prine co-founded, is now staffed by around 70 health care professionals on a voluntary rotational basis, providing advice and fielding questions from American women seeking to end their pregnancies.

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