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Telehealth helps drive rise in US abortions despite proliferation of bans



Remote consultations allow access for patients in states with severe curbs as January sees over 100,000 abortionsAbortions continue to rise across the US due to better access to care via telehealth, even as states push new restrictions and total abortion bans in the wake of the supreme court decision overturning Roe v Wade, according to a new #WeCount report from the Society of Family Planning published on Wednesday.Still, despite the increase in access for some patients, there are significant challenges for others who need reproductive healthcare. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/07/telehealth-abortion-increase-reproductive-healthcare

Author : Melody Schreiber

Publish date : 2024-08-07 13:00:02

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