Before 1973, fatal 'back-alley' and 'coat-hanger' procedures in places where abortion was illegal became emblematic of the impact of abortion bans. But in modern times, those images have become obsolete with the use of medication abortion, advocates say.
Overall, however, advocates say the risk level is low.
Thirty-four states only allow physicians to help patients obtain medication abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Nineteen states require physicians be physically present with the patient, which essentially bans the use of telemedicine to prescribe the medication.An estimated 5,000 people, women and men, march around the Minnesota Capitol building protesting the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision, ruling against state laws that criminalize abortion, in St. Paul, Minn.
"If an individual were to get an abortion, that individual would not be penalized, but everyone who was involved in that patient's care would be at risk of getting sued by someone who's part of the anti-abortion movement," said Dr. Meera Shah, the chief medical officer at Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic.Self-managed abortion has been pushed into the spotlight by the Texas law, which is the most restrictive abortion ban to go into effect in decades.
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