Our data found that OTC abortion pills were especially appealing among people who have been underserved by healthcare. This includes: ✅️ People living in states with abortion bans ✅️ People living in rural areas ✅️ People experiencing financial hardship ✅️ People who faced medical mistreatment #MiMi4All

Retreating from policy research would represent more than a shift in funding priorities. "It would weaken the nation’s capacity to understand and address the conditions that shape health." Read this powerful piece in Health Affairs Forefont. www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

Policy Research At The National Institutes Of Health: An Imperative In Peril | Health Affairs Forefront

Understanding the health consequences of policy is not peripheral to NIH’s mission. It is central to it.

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Telehealth abortion care is just as safe and effective as in-person care – and it’s changed the abortion care landscape. Now, 1 in 4 abortions are provided via telehealth.

There are over 100 studies that prove that abortion pills, including mifepristone, are extremely safe.

Abortions are a normal, essential part of reproductive health care. Many people who have an abortion are already parents or decide to have children later in their lives.

Did you know abortion pills are so safe and effective, they could meet the FDA’s rules for being sold without a prescription? So why aren't they? The short answer: Policy decisions are being shaped by politics, not scientific evidence.

Imagine being able to walk into a pharmacy, finding abortion pills on the shelf, and buying them without a prescription? 💊 New research shows this could be possible. We gave people a glimpse of this future via MiMi, a prototype of an over-the-counter medication abortion kit. Here's what they said:

Our MiMi design represents a way that medication abortion could be available in the future on the shelf of a pharmacy or grocery store without a prescription. It is based on research. Did we mention it could already be a reality if it weren't for politics interfering with healthcare? #MiMi4All

In one of our studies, people interviewed about OTC abortion pills thought they could: ✅️ Enhance privacy ✅️ Save time ✅️ Allow them to avoid judgment ✅️ Improve access more broadly We developed a new concept to one day make these a reality, named MiMi! www.mimi4all.com #MiMi4All

While the people in power are contorting themselves trying to Comstock everything, true believers just keep keeping on ❤️ Don’t stop believing!

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Meet MiMi! A conceptual design for a future over-the-counter medication abortion kit containing instructions, abortion pills, and a pregnancy test. MiMi is not yet available—but it’s a dream that could one day be reality. Here's why: [🧵] www.mimi4all.com

Meet MiMi! A conceptual design for a future over-the-counter medication abortion kit containing instructions, abortion pills, and a pregnancy test. MiMi is not yet available—but it’s a dream that could one day be reality. Here's why: [🧵] www.mimi4all.com

Medication abortion using two medications—mifepristone and misoprostol—has been approved in the US for over a quarter-century. Decades of research have shown that these pills are safe and effective.

When misinformation can bring about confusion and fear, research brings clarity. Data from over 100 studies prove that abortion pills, including mifepristone, are extremely safe.

In a state already characterized by poor maternal and child health outcomes, abortion bans simply make matters worse – for everyone. womensenews.org/2026/09/thre...

Three Years In: How Indiana’s Abortion Ban has Weakened its Fragile Health Care System – Women's eNews

Yet the impacts of anti-abortion policies are not limited to those who need to terminate a pregnancy, or even those who become pregnant.

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Abortion care should be guided by evidence, not politics. Over three decades of research show that abortion pills are safe, effective, and well-liked by patients.

Mifepristone is used for abortion care in over 60% of all clinic-accessed abortions. Abortion is essential, normal health care.

Over one in four abortions in the U.S. now occur via telehealth, not because of politics, but because data supports its safety and patients choose it.

Medication abortion gives people the freedom to receive abortion care when and where they need it. Get to know medication abortion science here. ➡️ www.ansirh.org/research/she... #ProtectAbortionMeds

We know from decades of research that abortion medications are safe and effective. Now, The EMAA Project is showing what it actually looks like to get them through telehealth. Check out this video on the process. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qySb...

Patient Story: Accessing Telehealth Medication Abortion Care

For many people, telehealth can make getting an abortion simpler and more accessible. Hear one patient share what her experience was like—from connecting with a provider to getting her medication and…

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The science is clear: medication abortion is safe, effective, and proven. Medical decisions should be left up to patients and their providers, not lawmakers or politicians. #ProtectAbortionMeds

Do you want to see exactly how telehealth providers are ensuring folks in all 50 states get abortion care? Check out this inside look from The EMAA Project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQyT...

Providing Telehealth Medication Abortion Care

How does medication abortion through telehealth actually work? This video breaks down what patients can expect, from connecting with a provider to getting their medications and support throughout the…

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What happens on both sides of a telehealth medication abortion visit? See how patients connect with providers and how care moves from a telehealth visit to medication delivery. ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U89...

How Telehealth Medication Abortion Care Works

How does medication abortion through telehealth actually work? This video breaks down what patients can expect, from connecting with a provider to getting their medications and support throughout the…

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Someone important to you has had an abortion. Nearly one in four women in the United States will have an abortion by age 45, along with many trans and non-binary people.

There’s no such thing as a reasonable abortion ban.

The science is abundantly clear: Mifepristone is overwhelmingly safe and effective, whether provided in-clinic, via telehealth, or in a local pharmacy.

Nearly two-thirds of abortions in the U.S. are medication abortions, and about one in four abortions overall are provided through telemedicine.

How much evidence do you need to see to believe that a medication is safe? 10 studies? 50? 100? Over 100 studies show that mifepristone, an abortion medication, is extremely safe and effective. So yeah, we’re pretty confident about it.

Check out this conversation with Gretchen Sisson about adoption, reproductive justice, family values, and the families separated because we failed to support them. frankschaeffer.substack.com/p/what-if-we...

What If We Helped Mothers Keep the Children They Want?

A conversation with Gretchen Sisson about adoption, reproductive justice, family values, and the families separated because we failed to support them.

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While the uptick in ectopic deaths occurred nationwide, the climb has been much steeper in states that banned abortion, ProPublica found. Studies have found that ectopic rates are far lower among people who seek medication abortions than in the general population. www.propublica.org/article/ecto...

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis,…

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Last month, Gov. Maura Healey signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act into law, ensuring Massachusetts does not impose a gestational limit on access to abortion care. msmagazine.com/2026/09/09/m...

'It's About Who Gets to Decide': Massachusetts Will No Longer Impose a Gestational Limit on Access to Abortion Care

Gov. Maura Healey signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act into law last month, making Massachusetts the 10th state, together with Washington, D.C., that does not impose a gestational limit…

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