Just one day after the groundbreaking national study reported significant dangers of the abortion pill, WBUR published a piece featuring volunteers in Greater Boston packing abortion pills destined for states where the procedure is banned.
These "pill-packing parties" have become a critical part of The Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project’s operations, which aims to provide women in restrictive states with access to essential healthcare.
The timing is striking: Just after a study revealed the widespread use and growing controversy surrounding abortion pills—especially with one in nine women experiencing harm from them—this local piece from NPR’s affiliate focuses on efforts to maintain access to the pills, even as they face increasing legal restrictions in other states.