{"id":329933,"date":"2025-04-23T08:51:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T13:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=329933"},"modified":"2025-04-21T21:36:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T02:36:02","slug":"report-telehealth-abortions-on-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/report-telehealth-abortions-on-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Report shows ‘telehealth’ abortions are on the rise"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An analysis<\/a> recently released from the Guttmacher Institute shows that the number of chemical abortion appointments being conducted via telehealth is on the rise.<\/p>\n

The estimations<\/a> provided by Guttmacher show that 14% of its recorded abortions in 2024 were via online abortion appointments, up from 10% in 2023, an increase of about 40,000 abortions. Guttmacher stated that \u201cRecent estimates from the #WeCount study<\/a>\u00a0document that 34,500 medication abortions were provided via shield laws to states with total bans in the first half of 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n

These numbers are an underestimation, as the report notes that the true number of ‘telehealth’ abortions was \u201calmost certainly higher.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur estimates exclude any abortions provided in states with total bans (through shield law provision, community health networks, online pharmacies or other means),\u201d Guttmacher wrote, \u201cand therefore represent an underestimate of the total number of abortions nationally.\u201d Guttmacher also noted that, despite the increase, \u201c[t]elehealth provision is not an available or preferred option for everyone seeking an abortion,\u201d as most abortions in 2024 still took place in brick-and-mortar abortion businesses.<\/p>\n