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Teens are driving the demand for online abortion pills via telehealth – new research

The Conversation · · 655 words · By Dana Johnson; Laura D Lindberg
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The article presents a study on increased medication abortion access via telehealth among U.S. teens post-Roe v. Wade overturn. It highlights legal barriers for minors, such as parental involvement laws, and notes rising telehealth use despite restrictions. The study emphasizes the need for further research on adolescent access and legal risks.

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“Teens in the U.S. are obtaining medication abortion pills through telehealth, and young people age 18 to 24 are ordering medication abortion at much higher rates than older adults.”
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No relevant evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about teens obtaining medication abortion pills through telehealth at higher rates than older adults.
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“Those are the key findings of a new study that my colleagues and I published in the journal JAMA Health Forum.”
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No evidence from cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia confirms the existence of the study in JAMA Health Forum referenced in the claim.
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“We examined requests for medication made to an online telemedicine service – one of the few to support people in all 50 states, without age restrictions.”
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No evidence from cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia confirms the examination of medication abortion requests to the described telemedicine service.
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“We compared average weekly request rates both before and after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in June 2022.”
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While Wikipedia confirms the overturning of Roe v. Wade by Dobbs v. Jackson, no evidence directly supports the claim about comparing abortion request rates before and after the decision.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022), is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the court held that the United States Constitution does not confer…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protected the right of pregnant women to choose …
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“After Roe was overturned, researchers expected the number of abortions across the U.S. to fall.”
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No relevant evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about researchers expecting a decrease in abortions after Roe's overturn.
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“However, research from the Society of Family Planning #WeCount project shows the opposite: that the number of abortions has increased nationwide.”
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No evidence from cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia confirms the Society of Family Planning #WeCount project's findings referenced in the claim.
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“The main reason for this is the steep rise in medication abortion services through telehealth, which has expanded access for tens of thousands of people.”
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No relevant evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about telehealth's role in increasing abortions.
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“As of early 2025, an estimated 1 in 4 abortions are done via telehealth.”
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No evidence from cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia confirms the statistic about 1 in 4 abortions via telehealth in early 2025.
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“More than 7 million teenage girls age 13 to 17 live in a state with an abortion ban.”
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No relevant evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about 7 million teenage girls in states with abortion bans.
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“In most states, adolescents seeking abortion services must navigate parental involvement laws, which require a minor to obtain consent for, or notify a parent of, their abortion.”
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No evidence from cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia confirms the existence or details of parental involvement laws referenced in the claim.
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“Some teens seek judicial bypass services, which help them avoid the parental involvement process.”
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“Teens who seek abortion may already face stigma around teen pregnancy and sex, likely lack reliable access to a car – or may not even have a driver’s license – and probably don’t have US$600 or more on hand to pay for an abortion at a clinic.”
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“Minors are bypassing parental involvement requirements and requesting telehealth at higher rates in states with parental involvement laws, compared with their counterparts in more liberal abortion access states.”
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“Teenagers ordering abortion pills online face legal risks, including criminalization for taking pills obtained from online sources.”
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“Idaho has become notorious for passing an 'abortion trafficking' law, which makes it illegal to help minors access abortion.”
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“Federal officials have attempted to restrict access to mifepristone for minors through revisions to FDA approval.”
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