Dr. April Lockley, medical director of the Miscarriage and Abortion hotline, answers callers' questions about at-home abortions and miscarriage care. In light of this looming reality, a group of physicians created the M+A hotline in 2019. Telehealth abortions — when a physician virtually prescribes abortion pills to a patient and sends the medication by mail — now account for one-quarter of all abortions in the country. Self-managed abortions using pills — when people access abortion pills without the help of a physician — also increased post-Roe. Although state shield laws protect providers who prescribe abortion pills by mail, a handful of red states havesued abortion providers from blue states.

Source: Huffington Post February 22, 2026 15:37 UTC