State Now Offers Abortions On-Demand
October 5, 2023 | New York
New York City’s health system has become the first in the nation to offer residents “on-demand” access to abortion through a telehealth initiative that delivers abortion pills to women’s doors following a virtual appointment.
On Monday, NYC Health + Hospitals and New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the launch of an abortion initiative called Virtual ExpressCare to offer telehealth appointments seven days a week for women seeking an abortion. The mayor’s office said the program is part of an effort to expand access to abortion after Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022.
The abortion pills are available to women who reside in the city and are up to 10 weeks into their pregnancy.
“Here in New York City, we will not allow the far right to continue its crusade to strip women of their reproductive rights,” Adams said Monday, describing the overturning of Roe as a decision made by an “activist Supreme Court.” (Excerpt from The Christian Post.)
