Latin American Feminists Train U.S.-Based Doulas on New Mifepristone Protocol for Second-Trimester Abortions

U.S. abortion doulas are turning to decades of Latin American feminist expertise to make second-trimester medication abortions safer, less painful and more accessible

June 5, 2026
by Carrie N. Baker

Across the world, women living in countries that ban licensed clinicians from performing abortions have always found ways to access abortion outside of the medical system. Today, abortion pills have made it much safer.

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and many states banned abortion, U.S.-based activists turned to Latin American feminists who have run collectives supporting women seeking abortions outside of the medical system for decades.

With their guidance, U.S.-based activists have created their own feminist collectives that now serve thousands of women and girls each month in 38 states that ban and restrict abortion access, including the entire Southeast and much of the Midwest of the country. These collectives provide free abortion pills and the doula support to see them through.

Continued: https://msmagazine.com/2026/06/05/two-mifepristone-home-self-managed-abortion-pills-later-late-term-second-trimester-pregnancy/

USA – How doctors will handle abortions if mifepristone telehealth access is banned

One in four abortions in the U.S. rely on telehealth access to mifepristone, but antiabortion activists want to ban it

May 27, 2026
By Meghan Bartels, edited by Tanya Lewis

After a tense few weeks during which U.S. courts twice revoked and reinstated telehealth access to the abortion pill mifepristone, the drug remains available without an in-office appointment—for now. But doctors and policy experts worry that uncertainty and any future rollback in access will make things harder for people seeking to end a pregnancy and place added pressure on the health care system.

Since 2022, when the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned the right to abortion enshrined in Roe v. Wade, antiabortion proponents have focused on mifepristone. They claim, despite a wealth of evidence to the contrary, that the drug is unsafe. First approved in the U.S. in 2000, mifepristone is currently used here in combination with the drug misoprostol up to 10 weeks into a pregnancy.

Continued: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-doctors-will-handle-abortions-if-mifepristone-telehealth-access-is-banned/

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USA – How to Get Abortion Pills, Regardless of What the Courts Say

Even as courts and politicians attempt to restrict abortion access, medication abortion remains widely available through international telehealth providers, community networks and vetted online sources.

May 11, 2026
by Carrie N. Baker, Ms. Magazine

As legal battles over abortion pills continue to play out in the courts, many people across the United States are asking the same urgent question: If the Supreme Court or lower courts restrict access to mifepristone by mail, how can American women still get abortion pills?

The short answer: There are still multiple ways to safely and affordably access abortion medication.

Continued: https://msmagazine.com/2026/05/11/how-to-get-abortion-pills/

USA – Abortion Access Is in Chaos. Blame the Supreme Court.

The court’s conservatives promised that repealing Roe would bring stability. It has done the opposite.

By Jill Filipovic
May 05, 2026

… Overturning Roe didn’t resolve a contentious national argument and bring about an era of considered debate followed by a democratic process to set abortion laws that reflect public opinion; it just made abortion rights far more fragile, including in the liberal states that seek to protect them. Instead of turning the issue back to the states, abortion opponents are now focused on ending abortion access nationwide. Instead of providing clarity, the courts have created chaos.

Continued: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/05/supreme-court-abortion-pill-access.html

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As the U.S. stares down nationwide ban on abortion pill telemedicine, can Americans get access through Canada’s new citizenship law?

Riley Cohen, Asheesh Moosapeta
May 4, 2026

As a legal battle threatens telemedicine access to abortion medication across the United States, millions of those at risk of losing access are U.S.-Canadian dual citizens under Canada’s new citizenship law.

Americans across the United States may soon find themselves in the situation where they can be issued and filled prescriptions under Canadian law, only to be denied access to their medication under U.S. regulations.

Continued: https://www.cicnews.com/2026/05/us-potential-ban-telemedicine-abortion-proof-of-citizenship-0574931.html

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Korea decriminalized abortion 7 years ago. For many women, it remains a dangerous choice.

The Hankyoreh reviewed years’ worth of court cases to understand how the failure to enshrine the right to abortion in law and normalize it as standard health care has affected Korean women who chose to terminate their pregnancies

April 13, 2026

Min-ji underwent two abortions while in a relationship with Young-ho in 2020 and 2021. The decision to terminate the pregnancies was reached by mutual consent. However, after the couple split, Young-ho changed drastically, going so far as to plaster Min-ji’s workplace with posters that accused her of being a “murderer who killed two children.”

After having an abortion in January 2022, Ye-eun refused to engage in sexual relations with her partner, Cheol-su, only for him to threaten to notify her family and her school of her past pregnancy.

Continued: https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1253991.html

The Trump administration kills children abroad while being ‘pro-life’ at home

In Georgia, a woman was charged with murder after allegedly taking pills to induce a termination. Yet America happily drops bombs on children abroad

Arwa Mahdawi
Sat 21 Mar 2026

How many children has the US helped kill this week in the Middle East? It’s hard to keep track, but Unicef reports that more than 1,800 children in the region have been killed or injured since the US and Israel started a war with Iran on 28 February.

In Lebanon, a US-backed Israel is killing or wounding a classroom’s worth of children every day, Unicef’s deputy executive director told Reuters. That’s just after killing more than 20,000 children in Gaza in two years, all with the help of US taxpayer dollars.

Classrooms full of massacred children sounds pretty shocking to any normal person. But remember, when it comes to the Middle East, the situation is always complicated. Certainly, our lawmakers aren’t losing any sleep over dead brown kids.

Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/21/trump-administration-pro-life-ice-israel-palestine

Women in Ghana can access safe abortions: why are so many still using unsafe methods?

March 5, 2026
D. Yaw Atiglo, Charlotte Abra Esime Ofori

Ghana’s abortion law is relatively liberal. Abortion is legally permitted in the first trimester when a pregnancy endangers the mother’s life or physical or mental health, or when it is due to rape or incest. Thus, medication abortion has become more widely available.

Medication abortion involves the use of mifepristone and misoprostol pills which stop pregnancy and enable the uterus to expel it naturally. When used correctly and with proper guidance it is an acceptable, effective and safe method.

Continued: https://theconversation.com/women-in-ghana-can-access-safe-abortions-why-are-so-many-still-using-unsafe-methods-274991

UK – Anti-choice groups are pushing to end pills-by-post abortions – here’s how to help stop them

This is an urgent call to protect our reproductive rights

By Jennifer Savin
04 March 2026

In 2022, we celebrated a massive victory when 'pills-by-post' abortions were made a permanent option following the pandemic. This service allowed women to access early medical abortion from the safety of their own homes, removing the exhaustion of travel, the stress of childcare, and the fear of being spotted outside a clinic. It was a compassionate, evidence-based policy that brought abortion care into the 21st century – but right now, that progress is under fire.

Anti-abortion groups are mounting a coordinated campaign to strip away this access, using the House of Lords to try and drag our healthcare back to the Victorian era.

Continued: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a70592851/vote-telemedicine-abortion-2026/

04.03.2026

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Quebec abortion pill prescriptions jump 80% as access barriers fall

Experts say pill is safer and more accessible

Rachel Watts · CBC News
Feb 12, 2026

Years after Quebec loosened restrictions on the medical abortion pill, the province saw nearly an 80 per cent increase in use in 2025, according to statistics from the Quebec public health insurance board, also known as RAMQ.

A total of 2,852 women were reimbursed for taking Mifegymiso last year, compared to 1,586 in 2024. The medication allows for people to have an abortion naturally, without the need for a surgical procedure.

Continued: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/abortion-pill-quebec-increase-9.7085201

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