More women, particularly in restrictive states, go online for abortion pills

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1. I am so glad the word is getting out that there is a medical procedure (pills) that they

have access to.


"It’s important to think about the role other providers and clinics can play in supporting people who are accessing abortion medication online," said Megan Donovan, a senior policy manager at the Guttmacher Institute, which studies reproductive rights.

"We should always be pursuing policies that support a range of options for care," she told NBC News. "If you want to turn up to a clinic or to your doctor for abortion care, you should still be able to do that."

The Food and Drug Administration approved the use of abortion medication in 2000, and today it's used in up to a third of all abortions in the U.S.