In Washington state and Hawaii, residents can now get mifepristone and misoprostol from Planned Parenthood to keep in their cabinets in case they need to end a pregnancy at a later time.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/43012063

Now, for the first time, a Planned Parenthood affiliate is offering what’s called the “advance provision” of abortion medication. The initiative, shared exclusively with NPR, launched Thursday and is called “Just In Case Abortion Pills.” It means people can have the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol on their shelf to be used in the future if they want to end an early pregnancy.

“As evidence supporting this model of care has continued to grow, and with supportive policy environments in Washington and in Hawai’i, this really is the right time for us to step into this space,” says Rebecca Gibron, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai’i, Alaska, Indiana and Kentucky.

      • velma@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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        5 days ago

        You’re totally right, I was working off of faulty memory or old info.

        Mifepristone has about a five-year shelf life, and misoprostol lasts about two years.