Many women seeking abortion pills online have unknowingly been ordering the pills from one of many fake clinics making false claims, pharmacy experts report.
online have unknowingly been ordering the pills from one of many fake clinics making false claims, pharmacy experts report.
The court ruled that individual states could ban abortion procedures. The resulting patchwork of laws and access barriers have made conditions ripe for a growing black market online for mifepristone and misoprostol, two drugs used in combination to induce abortions.
Baney says as more states consider banning access to abortion procedures and pills, the number of illegal websites will grow.The key is in checking the website address. Even sites that seem to belong to major chain pharmacies may have a slightly altered URL, she warns. “This misconception is even higher among those who have previously purchased prescription medicines online,” the research says.“Criminals know how to game it,” she says.JAMA Internal Medicine:
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