{"id":149,"date":"2024-12-07T06:28:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T06:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/accessdelivered\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2025-10-24T21:33:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T21:33:22","slug":"in-the-press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/accessdelivered\/in-the-press\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Stay informed with the latest news and updates about our work and its impact on reproductive health and access to care. Here, you&#8217;ll find a selection of media coverage and announcements related to our ongoing efforts and the broader conversation about medication abortion services.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Television<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UW study: Telehealth abortion requests doubled after Roe v. Wade overturned (October 2025) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13seattle.com\/video\/1728955\">link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>News Articles\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Seattle Times: Abortion rights rally urges WA lawmakers to push back on Trump agenda Times (January 2025) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/politics\/abortion-rights-rally-urges-wa-lawmakers-to-push-back-on-trump-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Science Blog: Distance From Clinics Drives Telehealth Use for Abortion Medication (January 2025) <a href=\"https:\/\/scienceblog.com\/553081\/distance-from-clinics-drives-telehealth-use-for-abortion-medication\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>National Public Radio: In Washington state, pharmacists are poised to start prescribing abortion drugs (January 2024) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2024\/01\/22\/1225703970\/pharmacists-prescribe-dispense-abortion-pill-mifepristone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>NBC News: More nonpregnant women are requesting abortion pills to have on hand (January 2024) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/health-news\/nonpregnant-women-are-requesting-abortion-pills-hand-rcna131914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>U.S. News: Telehealth Services Can Help Women Access, Understand Medical Abortion (September 2023) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/health-news\/articles\/2023-09-05\/telehealth-services-can-help-women-access-understand-medical-abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>Time: Advocates Urge Biden and FDA to Do More Ahead of Texas Abortion Pill Ruling (March 2023) <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6259651\/abortion-pills-texas-ruling-biden-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>The Conversation: How Primary Care Is Poised to Support Reproductive Health and Abortion in the Post-Roe Era (August 2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-primary-care-is-poised-to-support-reproductive-health-and-abortion-in-the-post-roe-era-186278#:~:text=In%20the%20post%2DRoe%20era%2C%20primary%20care%20providers%20can%20help,and%20providing%20post%2Dabortion%20care.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>FOX 13 Seattle: New UW Study on Effective Dispensing of Abortion Medications via Telehealth Services (July 2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13seattle.com\/news\/new-uw-study-on-effective-dispensing-of-abortion-medications-via-telehealth-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>The Washington Post: Explainer: What\u2019s Next for Abortion Pills After the Fall of Roe (July 2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/health\/2022\/07\/09\/abortions-pills-explainer-after-roe-abortion-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>The Daily Beast: Dozens of providers in Red States move to prescribe Abortion Pills (July 2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/dozens-of-providers-in-red-states-move-to-prescribe-abortion-pills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>Associated Press: Research Shows Medication Abortions Are Safe (June 2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fact-check-medication-abortion-783874945633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>Time: Inside the Effort to Promote Abortion Pills For a Post-Roe America (May 2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6181162\/abortion-pill-access-roe-v-wade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>ABC News: Better Birth Control Hasn\u2019t Made Abortion Obsolete (May 2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/features\/better-birth-control-hasnt-made-abortion-obsolete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>The Seattle Times: Abortion Is a Health Care Issue, Not a Legal One \u2014 Allow Pills by Mail (May 2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/opinion\/abortion-is-a-health-care-issue-not-a-legal-one-allow-pills-by-mail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>The Conversation: Yes, it&#8217;s easier to get birth control than it was in the 1970s &#8211; but women still need abortion care (January 2022) <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/yes-its-easier-to-get-birth-control-than-it-was-in-the-1970s-but-women-still-need-abortion-care-174026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>Prevention Magazine: The FDA Will Allow Abortion Pills to Be Sent by Mail-Why It&#8217;s a Win for Reproductive Health (December 2021) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prevention.com\/health\/health-conditions\/a38579449\/fda-abortion-pill-mifepristone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>Scientific American: The FDA Should Remove Its Restrictions on the \u201cAbortion Pill\u201d Mifepristone (August 2021) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/the-fda-should-remove-its-restrictions-on-the-abortion-pill-mifepristone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Ms. Magazine: How Telemedicine Startups Are Revolutionizing Abortion Health Care in the U.S. (November 2020) <a href=\"https:\/\/msmagazine.com\/2020\/11\/16\/just-the-pill-choix-carafem-honeybee-health-how-telemedicine-startups-are-revolutionizing-abortion-health-care-in-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Press Releases<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Telehealth abortion requests doubled after Dobbs decision (October 2025) <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.uw.edu\/news-releases\/telehealth-abortion-requests-doubled-after-dobbs-decision\">link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Distance affects use of telehealth to access abortion pills (January 2025) <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.uw.edu\/news-releases\/distance-affects-use-of-telehealth-to-access-abortion-pills?utm_source=UW_News_Subscribers&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=UW_Today_lead&amp;mkt_tok=NTI3LUFIUi0yNjUAAAGX_rlOZS3cdpP8BTnUhDEYxU73dLkB-fJ8WjnVns5Wb73O5zb-TqG6h4V8s0J8UH0Q1UVqJGJ3gLVOrt06SuBctRa5E6yDhSwnLij6jI49QRo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>More out-of-state patients seek abortions in Wash. (May 2024) <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.uw.edu\/news-releases\/more-out-of-state-patients-seek-abortions-in-wash#:~:text=More%20out%2Dof%2Dstate%20women,today%20in%20JAMA%20Network%20Open.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>Primary care overlooked in medication-abortion debate (May 2024) <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.uw.edu\/blog\/primary-care-overlooked-in-medication-abortion-debate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>Study supports telehealth model for medication abortion (January 2024) <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.uw.edu\/news-releases\/study-supports-telehealth-model-for-medication-abortion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-149","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/accessdelivered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/accessdelivered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/accessdelivered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/accessdelivered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/accessdelivered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/accessdelivered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/accessdelivered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149\/revisions\/216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/accessdelivered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}