Research Letter

Provision of Abortion Medications Using Online Asynchronous Telemedicine Under Shield Laws in the US

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2025.11420

August 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This study analyzes use of online asynchronous telemedicine abortion services for the period July 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, via data from a nonprofit asynchronous telemedicine service that provides abortion medications throughout the US.

Corresponding Author: Abigail R. A. Aiken, PhD, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, PO Box Y, Austin, TX 78712 (araa2@utexas.edu).

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