Key Takeaways

Asynchronous telemedicine abortion medication provision rates were higher in states with abortion restrictions.

Provision rates were also higher in counties with longer travel distances to clinics, greater poverty, and better broadband internet access.

The full power of shield laws that protect abortion providers and enable telemedicine abortion services remains to be tested.

Asynchronous telemedicine abortion medication provision rates were higher in states with abortion restrictions and poorer counties far from clinics, according to one nonprofit's medication abortion dispensing data.

Of the 118,338 medication abortion pill packs Aid Access provided over a 15-month period, 84% went to states with near-total restrictions or bans on telemedicine abortion, reported Abigai

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