As Abortion Access Shrinks, People Turn to Imported Pills

Women will increasingly look to manage their own abortions as clinics close and laws become more restrictive, doctors and advocacy groups say.

Thanks to the internet, women don’t even have to leave their homes if they’re looking to terminate a pregnancy. A growing online community offers health care providers who connect people with overseas pharmacies that send them a combination of pills—mifepristone and misoprostol—used to end early-stage pregnancies.

The debate over abortion access has yet again taken center stage in the U.S. as states pass laws making it more difficult to terminate a pregnancy; the Trump administration implements new regulations ...