Abortion by pill is becoming more widespread in America
Changes to medical technology will change the politics of the country’s original culture war
WHEN WOMEN used to tell Susan Long (not her real name), a doctor in Washington state, that they wanted to terminate a pregnancy, she would refer them to an abortion clinic. Today, they need not even walk into her office: after an online consultation, she prescribes two pills, which she posts, along with instructions on how to take them several hours apart.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “No scrubs”
United States September 19th 2020
- Assessing Donald Trump’s use of the Homeland Security department
- Why is interest growing in America’s black colleges and universities?
- The virus and America’s resort towns
- Reports that the president’s campaign faces a crisis are exaggerated
- Abortion by pill is becoming more widespread in America
- Global warming and the presidential election
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