Discussions like this demonstrate how issues usually considered separate are outcomes of the same systems of domination and oppression.
Particularly with the safe and effective protocols for self-managed abortion with pills, we already have many of the tools we need to build a future where all people can access the care they need.
Pamela Merritt, Reproaction’s co-director and co-founder, and Dr. Colleen McNicholas, OB-GYN and the Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri shared their insights on self-managed abortion and abortion access.
Reproaction teamed up with Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri and the Guild of Silly Heathens for a direct action in Columbia, Missouri centering access to medication abortion.
We look forward to continuing to educate, and empower our communities through information about self-managed abortion.
Different methods vary in safety and effectiveness, but this forum focused on self-managed abortion with pills, which is both safe and effective.