Teens Sidestepping Parental Notification Through Telehealth Abortion

Baby Killers

Teenagers and young adults are obtaining abortion pills through telehealth at high rates, a recent report found. The report, published in the journal JAMA Health Forum, looked at telehealth abortion requests for an online provider across three age groups (ages 15–17, 18–24, and 25–49). The report found that young adults (ages 18–24) order abortion medication at much higher rates than older adults and that more teenagers order abortion pills in states with parental notification or consent laws around abortion. Read more...