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The Guardian - US
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Poppy Noor

US abortion pill providers see surge in interest after judge targets mifepristone

Bottles of the drug misoprostol sit on a table at the West Alabama Women's Center, March 15, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. White House officials warned on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, that access to nearly any medication is in jeopardy after a federal judge ordered that mifepristone, a pill commonly used for abortions, be pulled off the market, and they said they're consulting with lawmakers, doctors and pharmacies to fight the ruling. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)
Some medication abortion providers say they will provide misoprostol alone if mifepristone is taken off the market. Photograph: Allen G Breed/AP

Abortion pill websites and providers are seeing a surge of interest following a series of court decisions that threaten to block access to one of the major abortion drugs, mifepristone.

Carafem, a national abortion provider with a wide range of telehealth services, said it had seen a 38% increase in people booking virtual appointments since the first ruling on Friday upending the FDA’s 2000 approval of mifepristone. Many customers have been asking whether they can order abortion medication before becoming pregnant – what is known as “advance provision”, a number of providers said.

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