The growth in telehealth abortions since stops.

From American public media, this is Marketplace Tech.

I'm Lily Dromali. Two years ago this week the Supreme Court ruled that abortions are not constitutionally protected in the US.

The decision drew protests across the country, including this one on the steps of the

Supreme Court. Since then, 14 states have outlawed abortions. Still, some people in those

states have been able to cut through barriers, getting their abortions via

telehealth, according to a recent report from the research project,

hashtag we count.

Usually this requires a virtual visit

with a telehealth care provider.

They triage the patient and can then mail

Miffa Pristone and meza Prostyl which aid in ending a pregnancy.

The Supreme Court preserved access to Miffa Pristone in a ruling earlier this month, which

means it can still be prescribed and mailed to patients. Dr. Ushma Upadiyai, a co-author of that

hashtag We Count report, says telehealth abortions are on the rise.

Right before the Dobbs decision, Telehealth abortions made up about 4% of all

abortions and as of our last month of data that is available in December of

2023.

It made up 19% of all abortions.

So it's about one in five abortions

in the United States today are done through telehealth.

And can you tell us what the data looks like in

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