Illegal ‘Pill Fairies’ Aiding At-Home Abortions As Safety Concerns Rise
So-called “pill fairies” have been smuggling abortion-inducing drugs from Mexico into states that have outlawed or restricted abortions—and pro-life groups, warning of dangers to women, are urging state and federal lawmakers to act.
Demand for these pills has surged since June, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion.
That decision struck down the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and cleared the path for states to make their own abortion laws.
In states where laws permit abortions, doctors can prescribe the drugs without seeing patients in person; the FDA lifted an in-person dispensing requirement last year to avoid personal interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic….