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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Hill and Susan Haigh

Inside the legal fight over the telehealth clinics that help women defy abortion bans

Abortion Telehealth - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Every month, thousands of women thwart abortion bans in their home states by turning to telehealth clinics willing to prescribe pregnancy-ending drugs online and ship them anywhere in the country.

Whether this is legal, though, is a matter of debate. Two legal cases involving a New York doctor could wind up testing the shield laws some states have passed to protect telehealth providers who ship abortion pills nationwide.

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