Association of Texas Senate Bill 8 with Requests for Self-Managed Medication Abortion

Association of Texas Senate Bill 8 with Requests for Self-Managed Medication Abortion

Published: Feb 25, 2022
Publisher: JAMA Network Open, vol. 5, issue 2
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Authors

Abigail R. A. Aiken

James G. Scott

Rebecca Gomperts

On September 1, 2021, Senate Bill (SB) 8 went into effect in Texas. The law bans abortion with almost no exceptions after approximately 6 weeks of pregnancy, raising the question of whether more people in Texas sought to self-manage their abortions outside the formal health care setting.

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