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"About six months ago, I found out⁠ I was pregnant for the second time in my life.

It was unplanned, the result of unprotected sex⁠ and a failed attempt at trying to predict my fertility⁠. Wracked with anxiety, I dialed my partner⁠ and said, “I’m going to need you to not freak out” ...

I let him know about the positive pregnancy test⁠ and how it didn’t align with what I wanted for the future. It came as no surprise—we had discussed it in the past and the sentiment was shared.

So I made the same decision I’d made eleven years prior and scheduled an appointment for a medication abortion⁠.

A medication abortion, also known as a medical abortion, is a type of abortion that uses pills, usually obtained via prescription, to terminate an early pregnancy⁠. It most commonly consists of taking two medications, mifepristone⁠ and misoprostol⁠. Though they both have other uses, they’re often referred to as abortion pills. Mifepristone blocks progesterone⁠, a hormone necessary for continuing a pregnancy, while misoprostol causes uterine cramping and bleeding, which empties the uterus⁠ of its contents, the lining (like with a period⁠) and the products of conception⁠ (the pregnancy).

At less than a month pregnant with only a single missed period, I was a good candidate. For those more than 10 or 11 weeks into their pregnancy, medication abortion isn’t usually an option, but — depending on local laws and individual access — surgical abortion still may be.

Abortion pills are available online in all 50 U.S. states, as well as in several other countries, including Canada and the UK. Pregnant people in need of abortion pills may often also opt to skip the clinic and have them delivered to their house by mail. There are a number of online resources, including Aid Access and Plan C Pills, that connect individuals in need with either online or in-person clinics that can prescribe medications for abortion."

Today is a good day for abortion access and reproductive rights. The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a case that could have restricted access to mifepristone, one of two medications commonly used in medication abortion, and rebuked a challenge to the FDA’s authority to continue to regulate drugs. 

From the beginning, both legal experts and abortion advocates argued that the plaintiffs in this case had no standing. Today’s ruling affirms that the group of anti-abortion doctors who questioned the FDA’s authority did not have legal standing to sue. 

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