reproductive health experts are saying we do need to be talking about this option more. For some people, paying a hundred 50 dollars to have kind of like a back up option in case you've an unplanned pregnancy is a good option. It's unlikely to be covered by insurance in advance. If you live in a state where you can't order pills after seven weeks, but maybe you don't even realize you're pregnant until eight weeks pregnant, then having the pills already at home would be a good idea.
It’s safe and easy to end a pregnancy during the first trimester using a pair of FDA-approved pills. Accessing them is the latest abortion battleground. Vox's Rachel Cohen explains.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained
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