More than half of abortions in America are now done with pills, rather than surgery
Bottles of the drug misoprostol sit on a table at the West Alabama Women's Center on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The drug is one of two used together in"medication abortions." According to Planned Parenthood, misoprostol, taken after mifepristone, causes cramping and bleeding to empty the uterus. SIOUX FALLS, S.D.
Use of abortion pills has been rising in the U.S. since 2000 when the Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone — the main drug used in medication abortions. South Dakota is among several states, including Texas, Kentucky, Arkansas, Ohio, Tennessee and Oklahoma, where Republicans have moved to restrict access to abortion pills in recent months.additional, in-person visits for the pills and a ban on them being sent through the mail are needed to protect women and save"unborn children." A total of 19 states require a medical clinician to be physically present when abortion pills are given to a patient.
Sue Leibel, the state policy director for Susan B. Anthony List, a prominent organization opposed to abortion, acknowledged it's an issue that “has crept up” on Republican state lawmakers.
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