Summary
Following Trump’s election victory, healthcare providers reported a surge in requests for reproductive and gender-affirming medications, including abortion pills and emergency contraception.
Aid Access, the leading U.S. supplier of abortion pills by mail, received over 5,000 requests within 12 hours, a fivefold increase from a typical day.
Telehealth providers like Wisp and Hey Jane reported spikes in requests for emergency contraception, while QueerDoc saw an influx of trans patients seeking guidance on hormone access.
Providers are advising patients to stock up on medication, emphasizing resilience amid uncertainty about potential rollbacks on abortion and trans rights under a second Trump administration.
I know I will be downvoted to hell for saying this but it is so odd to be that instead of using contraception, or god forbid, having less sex, people are flocking to buy these pills. I know they are used for hormone regulation as well though so I’m probably making an unfair assumption.
Contraceptives aren’t 100% effective, not all sexual partners are willing to use them regularly, rapes can and do happen, and most importantly - bodily autonomy is something that should be respected.
Ultimately, what happens between consenting adults should be solely up to them - and not some puritanical directive from a Big Brother-style Government.
Contraception is not perfect. If you are on birth control, and you take it every day, you can still get pregnant, it’s just unlikely. If you have an IUD, you can still get pregnant, and even worse every pregnancy is more likely to be life threatening. And of course, condoms can break.
As for having less sex … that’s an interesting thing to say …
You seem to have forgotten that birth control is not flawless.
You also aren’t taking in to account rape and incest.
Oh and sometimes a desired fetus implants in an unsafe place.
Or the fetus develops abnormally and isn’t viable but threatens the mother’s life
tl;dr you have no fucking idea what you’re talking about.
You seem to have taken the wrong impression that I’m against the use of this medication. You also are under the false impression that this medication is 100% effective.
Just like contraceptives aren’t 100%, neither is this medication. Also the idea that people are panic buying these pills in case they get raped is a bit odd but not outside the realm of possibility. Not every persons opinion is an attack on a women’s right to choose.
Yeah, you were just “asking questions” right?
Don’t get so worked up on other peoples opinions. Shit doesn’t get fixed that way. I voted all blue this year and given the option I would vote to codify a women right to choose. With that said I do not support abortion but I understand there are situations it’s necessary and everything isn’t black and white.
If we educated our children about sex and taught them all the contraceptive options out there abortion rates would drop naturally.
Teaching children about all the contraception options they won’t be able to access in the future seems weird and ineffective.
What are you on about? Why should people who don’t want kids be forced to forgo sex?
If someone anticipates birth control being outlawed, stockpiling it is a reasonable response.
I would recommend an IUD though.
I never said it was unreasonable I just think it’s odd. There plenty of contraceptive options out there. My wife and I have been using an IUD for the past 10 years with no issues. That coupled with a condom I feel like would be a better option. That fours the even cover the several other reason for this medication, obviously in situations of rape it’s very useful.
I’m not judging anyone by any means. Again I just find it odd.
Of course! Just make sure your rapist uses protect.
I didn’t forget about rape. There are a lot of uses for this medication. I’m not against the use of it. Even if that were true that’s a bit weird that people are panic buying these pills in case they get raped. I don’t think people plan on being raped so they keep a stash of these in the drawer.
I don’t wish rape on ANYONE and I hope that we can find a way to ensure access to this medication when people need it.
I don’t plan on my home burning down, but if they were going to outlaw fire extinguishers next month, I would stock up.
Maybe you should adjust your perception to account for the fact that these people are not your property, and they didn’t solicit your ignorant opinion.
I’m entitled to my opinion thanks.