The pandemic expanded access to the abortion pill. Now anti-choice states are racing to catch up

Expect attempts to control the mail, writes Mia Brett.

In a strange turn, the pandemic actually expanded abortion access. In July 2020, a US District Judge in Maryland ruled that in-person requirements for people seeking a medication abortion were a “substantial obstacle” to abortion access during the pandemic and, therefore, likely unconstitutional. The fact that medication abortion must be administered wi…