{"id":7650,"date":"2017-10-24T16:54:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7650"},"modified":"2018-03-03T21:29:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T05:29:03","slug":"the-uber-for-birth-control-expands-in-conservative-states-opening-a-new-front-in-war-over-contraception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=7650","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018Uber for birth control\u2019 expands in conservative states, opening a new front in war over contraception"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s a telemedicine app that seems rather innocuous \u2014 enter your info, have it reviewed by a physician, and get a prescription. The California-based company behind it has raised millions to support its mission of expanding access to the pill, ring, or morning-after pill with minimal hurdles.<\/p>\n

But that last option is now starting to attract pushback from anti-abortion activists, who consider the morning-after pill equivalent to abortion \u2014\u00a0and who say lax telemedicine laws are enabling access to this drug with insufficient oversight.<\/p>\n

Nurx, an app that\u2019s been called the \u201cUber for birth control,\u201d lets patients obtain a variety of contraceptives from the touch of a smartphone; it also gives women access to Plan B and Ella, two forms of the morning-after pill, which is effective in preventing a pregnancy after sex. Women can order these drugs in a few easy steps: answer a series of health questions; provide basic demographic information; and choose a preferred drug. A doctor then reviews the patient\u2019s information, writes a prescription, and the drug is delivered to either the patient\u2019s home or her local pharmacy. . .\u00a0 [Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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