Forward Midwifery in the News

A mother in Texas says she turned to an online clinic when she realized her state banned her from getting an abortion. Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, her experience could become more common.

We talk to abortion providers, advocates, and mutual aid organizations around the US about how they are preparing to get people the care and protection they need after Roe v. Wade is overturned.

Safe, effective pills will allow millions of people to avoid back-alley abortions if Roe is overturned, but conservative lawmakers are already gearing up to cut off access.

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Medication abortion is a critical healthcare tool, but providers already face challenges with increasing restrictions, and patients have to contend with high cost and logistical hurdles.

Access to solid information about how to get ahold of abortion pills is more crucial now than ever.

If the Supreme Court adopts the draft opinion, experts forecast that people seeking abortions will turn to telemedicine and abortion pills that can be mailed discreetly to a home.

But Silicon Valley could.

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