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Soen Eber · Oct 18, 2022

Desperate pleas and smuggled pills: A covert abortion network rises after Roe
Amid legal and medical risks, a growing army of activists is funneling pills from Mexico into states that have banned abortion

EDIT: Please read Pro Publica's article on privacy issues with web pharmacies, including pharmacies recommended by Plan C, before purchasing any abortion pills.

Article has enough info that if anyone wants to start helping, there are pointers to resources to get started (with enough research). Longish list of "fair-use" quotes redacted as much as possible follows:

Las Libres, one of several Mexican groups at the center of the network, says its organization alone is on track to help terminate approximately 20,000 pregnancies this year in the United States.

a growing army of community-based distributors is reaching pregnant women through word of mouth or social media to supply pills for free

Those interviewed described a pipeline that typically begins in Mexico, where activist suppliers funded largely by private donors secure pills for free as in-kind donations or from international pharmacies for as little as $1.50 a dose. U.S. volunteers then receive the pills through the mail — often relying on legal experts to help minimize their risk — before distributing them to pregnant women in need.

The leader of another Mexico-based group that supplies pills, Red Necesito Abortar, said the elaborate volunteer structure was “like a spiderweb.”

“Medication abortion is one of the safest processes that you can go through,” she said. “Regardless of where you get that medication, based on the science … what’s happening in your body shouldn’t be any different.”

She instructed each patient to follow an online resource called Plan C, which compiles a list of sources where patients can buy abortion pills on the internet ... reviewed options including Aid Access, the prominent online service run by Dutch physician Rebecca Gomperts

On the phone with Las Libres, the nurse had requested just one set of abortion pills — enough to help her former patient. But, she said, the package arrived three days later with the means to end five pregnancies. Las Libres soon followed up with the address for a woman in a different city. “Can you help her?” a Las Libres activist asked over text.

When selling directly to patients, suppliers typically offer pills at a significant markup. Europe-based Aid Access prescribes and sells pills for just over $100 per dose, sometimes offering discounts or free pills for low-income customers. Other online pharmacies charge hundreds of dollars. A medication abortion at a licensed U.S. clinic typically costs between $500 and $600.

The Aid Access website invites people who can’t afford to pay for the pills to “tell us,” so the organization can help.

On a call in late August, the distributor offered the nurse a long list of tips: Look up houses for sale to use as return addresses. Set your messages with Las Libres to delete after 24 hours. Absolutely never meet a patient in person. If you have legal questions, reach out to If/When/How.

Free · Oct 18, 2022

GoblinCampFollower · Oct 18, 2022

Free said:

Reminds me of all the leftists who blame democrats for not doing things they objectively don't have the power to do with current numbers.... yeah, they need more votes. I've heard so many very hand wavy appeals to how they could "push harder" as if that even meant anything.

Innula Zenovka · Oct 19, 2022

Free · Oct 19, 2022

Soen Eber · Oct 19, 2022

Soen Eber said:
Desperate pleas and smuggled pills: A covert abortion network rises after Roe
Amid legal and medical risks, a growing army of activists is funneling pills from Mexico into states that have banned abortion

Article has enough info that if anyone wants to start helping, there are pointers to resources to get started (with enough research). Longish list of "fair-use" quotes redacted as much as possible follows:

By the way, if anyone does take any action based on this, it is probably for the best to not say anything about your activities here, but only because it would be much safer not to do so. I'm not pointing fingers at anyone or have any reason at all to show distrust of any one in particular -- I just want to show a reasonable over-abundance of caution, given the political environment in the U.S.

Edited for word flow.