Source: In These Times
by Naomi Braine
“In October 2023, I was part of an online training on self-managed medication abortion. The workshop was hosted on Zoom by two women living in a state with an abortion ban, tailored for attendees who also live in ’red’ states that restrict abortion to varying degrees, and covering the medical basics about how to self-manage a medication abortion. The majority of the training, however, focused on how participants could pass the lessons along — educating other people about those medical basics, the practical realities of what to expect during a first-trimester medication abortion, how to recognize the signs of problems and, importantly, how to do all this while remaining within the law. The last part required some role-playing for participants to practice staying within the boundaries of ’sharing information’ without crossing over into anything that could potentially be prosecuted as giving medical advice.” (09/03/25)