Anti-abortion advocates are pressing President-elect Donald Trump to roll back policies on abortion access, especially after a recent surge in abortion pill sales following Election Day.
With plans to dismantle Biden-era abortion policies, groups like the Susan B. Anthony List see Trump’s previous term as the baseline for a more restrictive agenda, citing the need to reverse regulations that allow abortion pills to be ordered online.
Trump has publicly supported limited exceptions in cases of rape, incest, or when a woman’s life is at risk but has not extended this to cover health risks, which has raised concerns among healthcare providers.
Challenges to abortion pill access, enabled through relaxed FDA rules during the COVID-19 pandemic, are expected to intensify as conservative states and anti-abortion groups seek to limit telehealth options.
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