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I think telemedicine abortion provider startups (e.g. https://heyjane.co https://heyjane.co) have the potential to be seriously disruptive and allow women to ac

I think telemedicine abortion provider startups (e.g. https://heyjane.co https://heyjane.co) have the potential to be seriously disruptive and allow women to access abortion care even as their rights are under attack. Also, I thought the "Creative ways to access pills" section that shows up when you select a state where telemedicine abortion isn't currently officially available was interesting: > Rosa lives in Texas where the law makes it hard to find pills by mail. Here is how she used a telemedicine service in another state and a mail forwarding service to get pills mailed to her home. https://www.plancpills.org/states/texas#results-anchor https://www.plancpills.org/states/texas#results-anchor

melony 4y ago
Said services could be charged as accessories to a crime and their directors and executives may be jailed if they ever step foot in the wrong state. This is not a matter of failing to do KYC, they are knowingly sending these pills.
- colinmhayes 4y ago
  Surely it won't be long until a chinese firm whose executives have no plans of ever visiting the US steps up.
  - tsol 4y ago
    Isn't sending illegal things by mail a federal crime? They'll probably start searching packages. Although I imagine it'd be very hard to stop it all just as they fail to stop drugs being brought in by mail
    - usrn 4y ago
      Speaking of that I think we're all aware of the purity issues with Chinese drugs.
- AaronFriel 4y ago
  Indeed, a number of states have passed laws to make abortion and accessory to it a felony, immediately upon the overturning of Roe v. Wade. In Texas, providing a service may be a first degree felony with a life sentence.
- olliej 4y ago
  It’s amazing how aggressive conservative states are at enforcing their laws across state boundaries, but then turn around a cry states rights whenever things are the other way around. Almost like they’re a bunch of jackbooted theocratic hypocrites.
  - DiggyJohnson 4y ago
    How is this issue out-of-state? It quite literally is directly related to bypassing a state law within the state.

melony 4y ago

Said services could be charged as accessories to a crime and their directors and executives may be jailed if they ever step foot in the wrong state. This is not a matter of failing to do KYC, they are knowingly sending these pills.

colinmhayes 4y ago
Surely it won't be long until a chinese firm whose executives have no plans of ever visiting the US steps up.
- tsol 4y ago
  Isn't sending illegal things by mail a federal crime? They'll probably start searching packages. Although I imagine it'd be very hard to stop it all just as they fail to stop drugs being brought in by mail
  - usrn 4y ago
    Speaking of that I think we're all aware of the purity issues with Chinese drugs.
AaronFriel 4y ago
Indeed, a number of states have passed laws to make abortion and accessory to it a felony, immediately upon the overturning of Roe v. Wade. In Texas, providing a service may be a first degree felony with a life sentence.
olliej 4y ago
It’s amazing how aggressive conservative states are at enforcing their laws across state boundaries, but then turn around a cry states rights whenever things are the other way around. Almost like they’re a bunch of jackbooted theocratic hypocrites.
- DiggyJohnson 4y ago
  How is this issue out-of-state? It quite literally is directly related to bypassing a state law within the state.