abortion pill
Taking the Abortion Pill Without Visiting a Doctor Is Totally Safe, Study Finds
In the US, women are forced to take the abortion pill in the presence of a healthcare provider. A new study of 1000 women who received the pill in the mail suggests the regulations aren't neccessary to make sure the procedure safe and effective.
The Abortion Pill was Supposed to Revolutionize Abortion Access. What Happened?
The abortion pill is safe and easy—and it could give American women unprecedented reproductive autonomy. Its political opponents have spent over a decade ensuring this doesn't happen.
Letters from Women Pleading for Abortion, Sent in 1917, Mirror Emails Sent Today
In the early 1900s, desperate American women wrote letters to the founder of Planned Parenthood begging for help with unwanted pregnancies. A century later, they're sending eerily similar messages to an international abortion-by-mail service.
The Activists Fighting to Legalize DIY Abortions
As reproductive healthcare becomes increasingly inaccessible in America, more and more women are taking matters into their own hands—and some activists think they should be allowed to do so free of punishment.
The $300 Abortion Drug Coming to Canada Probably Won’t Be Covered By Health Insurance
Pro-choice advocates say the pills will be inaccessible for low income women.
Ohio's Abortion Pill Restrictions Literally Made Women Sick, Study Finds
In 2011, Ohio Republicans passed a law requiring abortion providers to follow outdated requirements for the abortion pill. As a result, women needed additional treatment, incurred higher costs, and were nearly twice as likely to experience side effects.
The FDA Just Made It a Lot Easier to Get an Abortion
The updated FDA label for the abortion pill Mifeprex requires fewer doctors visits, provides a lower dosage, and gives women more time to use the pill.
How the Philippines's Strict Laws Have Driven Women to Seek Backstreet Abortions
In our new documentary 'Year of Mercy,' Jo Fuertes Knight investigates how strict new reproductive health laws are having fatal consequences in the Philippines.
Broadly's Best Documentaries of 2015
Before the year ends, catch up with some of our favorite documentaries from 2015.
The Abortion Pill
Why is it so hard to get a medical abortion when so much research has shown that it's a safe, effective way to terminate a pregnancy?
The Comfortable Abortion
I had two abortions ten years apart. The first was traumatic. The second one let me keep my dignity.