Abortion Right Overturn: Massive Surge In Purchase Of Abortion Pills In The US

The demand for birth control, emergency contraception, and abortion pills has skyrocketed since the Supreme Court’s decision to effectively overturned Roe v. Wade and declared that Americans no longer had a constitutional right to abortion.

Women and parents, according to Daily Mail, have been hoarding alternatives out of concern that they might not have access to family planning tools.

According to certain clinics, the number of appointments has multiplied by four, and the nonprofit Just the Pill has received 100 requests in the hours following the judgment.

After Katie Thomas, a 42-year-old lady learned that abortion was no longer permitted in the country, she said she bought drugs for her daughter, who is 16 years old.

“Just the thought of something happening to my daughter, whether by force or by her choice, and there’s an unwanted pregnancy, I want to be able to handle that.

“If I need to handle that on my own, then I will,” Kate told the New York Times.

She claimed that in case her son, 21, and his girlfriend ever needed it, she had been stockpiling the emergency contraceptive Plan B and purchased more on Friday.

According to Lauren Frazier, a spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood Southeast in Atlanta calls from worried women asking how many pills they may hoard have been flooding in.

‘Hey Jane’, a start-up that offers telemedicine abortions in six states, reported that after the court ruling, patient demand doubled and website traffic increased by 1,000% on Friday.

It is anticipated that abortion pills will be the subject of numerous court cases in states attempting to prohibit abortion.

13 states have already enacted new laws, with the likes of Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Missouri, which have fully outlawed them without any exceptions.

‘Just The Pill’ claimed on its website that it is “undaunted by the Supreme Court decision and will continue to bring care to the people who most need it. We are here for you.

“You can still get care from us in Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. Let us know if you need help with travel arrangements and costs.”

For the first 10 weeks of pregnancy, medical abortion is still permitted by the Food and Drug Administration. It requires a woman to take two medications between 24 and 48 hours of one another to induce contractions similar to a miscarriage, which expel the fetus and result in significant bleeding.

According to a CBS poll issued on Sunday, a majority of Americans, 59 per cent and 67 per cent of women disapproved of the court’s decision, which has since spurred demonstrations in various locations.