Americans stockpile abortion pills and hormones ahead of ‘reproductive apocalypse’ under Trump
Americans stockpile abortion pills and hormones ahead of ‘reproductive apocalypse’ under Trump
Healthcare providers report unprecedented demand for reproductive and gender-affirming medications: ‘We’ve never seen this before’
Summary
Following Trump’s election victory, healthcare providers reported a surge in requests for reproductive and gender-affirming medications, including abortion pills and emergency contraception.
Aid Access, the leading U.S. supplier of abortion pills by mail, received over 5,000 requests within 12 hours, a fivefold increase from a typical day.
Telehealth providers like Wisp and Hey Jane reported spikes in requests for emergency contraception, while QueerDoc saw an influx of trans patients seeking guidance on hormone access.
Providers are advising patients to stock up on medication, emphasizing resilience amid uncertainty about potential rollbacks on abortion and trans rights under a second Trump administration.
Medication doesn't last forever, so I hope all of these people have backup plans.
The trans community will look after it's own. If you feel like helping, there are many guides online to producing hormones and helping already existing networks of distribution for them. The entry cost is relatively low and once setup is easily repeatable for very low costs.
Abortion pills is another thing altogether. I don't know if those are feasibly produceable with supplies that are easily available.
Luckily the Four Thieves Vinegar collective (an anarchist group who promote the right to repair - for your body) have our backs: https://fourthievesvinegar.org/abortion-care
Well specifically abortion medication (2-5 years).
Not just abortion medication, emergency contraception. Plan B only lasts about 5 years and I wouldn't even expect Plan B to be legal by the time the latest batch expires.
I'm genuinely worried about contraception in general. It's one of the tick boxes for Project 2025. And I don't know if that will mean prescription contraception or all of it. Luckily there have been some recent breakthroughs in male contraception that you can buy even if they aren't marketed as contraception for legal reasons. I'm not normally one to fuck with healthcare that hasn't been tested and approved, but people will get desperate.
If there's talk of getting rid of birth control, I'm asking my endometriosis specialist for a hysterectomy. I cannot survive without my birth control. My periods are too heavy and painful for me to function while they're going on. My specialist is really cool, so she can probably get it done. I will go into debt for it if I have to.
I'm getting snipped ASAP. I have no intention of bringing any people into this mess of a world anyway
We have one kid, one one the way, and then it's time for a Balls Voyage party (or snipped but still equipped, if you prefer).
Got my tubes tied 4 years ago. Happy to answer any questions about the process for anyone considering this route.
Probably gonna get snipped but its hard to find someone who will do that at my age
I hate to direct you to reddit, but theres a sticky on r/childfree that has state by state resources on doctors who will preform the procedure with minimum questions asked. Many of the places are for women, but they do include ones for men as well. It does say that you have to use a web browser and cannot access the list from the app.
Thanks! I will look into this
Planned parenthood will do it. My ex-husband git his done there and it was very easy and cheap
I wrote a post about this here that gives some good information you might be interested in for abortion.
Edit: fizlxing broken link
https://primal.net/e/note1f8yfps35lnzcmu9f8thhvpkprlag70gemhn6krv9l0e5w55tjv7sr06lr3
I don't care
Trump got the majority vote, he didn't even have to lie, steal and cheat, people actually gave him the presidency.
Whatever happens now, you reap what you have sowed. It's not my problem and I'm so so so enormously done with the corrupt US culture. America can go fuck itself, I just no longer care, I have no more fucks to give you got trump, enjoy him
He's the president America deserves. I feel bad because the Democrats wouldn't listen to their base and Biden leading voters on by saying he's a one and done President then turning around and ruining any chance at a primary to vet candidates.
The American people that know what this means are really the ones I feel the most for.
I know I will be downvoted to hell for saying this but it is so odd to be that instead of using contraception, or god forbid, having less sex, people are flocking to buy these pills. I know they are used for hormone regulation as well though so I’m probably making an unfair assumption.
You seem to have forgotten that birth control is not flawless.
You also aren't taking in to account rape and incest.
Oh and sometimes a desired fetus implants in an unsafe place.
Or the fetus develops abnormally and isn't viable but threatens the mother's lifetl;dr you have no fucking idea what you're talking about.
You seem to have taken the wrong impression that I’m against the use of this medication. You also are under the false impression that this medication is 100% effective.
Just like contraceptives aren’t 100%, neither is this medication. Also the idea that people are panic buying these pills in case they get raped is a bit odd but not outside the realm of possibility. Not every persons opinion is an attack on a women’s right to choose.
Contraception is not perfect. If you are on birth control, and you take it every day, you can still get pregnant, it's just unlikely. If you have an IUD, you can still get pregnant, and even worse every pregnancy is more likely to be life threatening. And of course, condoms can break.
As for having less sex ... that's an interesting thing to say ...
Of course! Just make sure your rapist uses protection.
I didn’t forget about rape. There are a lot of uses for this medication. I’m not against the use of it. Even if that were true that’s a bit weird that people are panic buying these pills in case they get raped. I don’t think people plan on being raped so they keep a stash of these in the drawer.
I don’t wish rape on ANYONE and I hope that we can find a way to ensure access to this medication when people need it.
Maybe you should adjust your perception to account for the fact that these people are not your property, and they didn't solicit your ignorant opinion.
I’m entitled to my opinion thanks.
Contraceptives aren’t 100% effective, not all sexual partners are willing to use them regularly, rapes can and do happen, and most importantly - bodily autonomy is something that should be respected.
Ultimately, what happens between consenting adults should be solely up to them - and not some puritanical directive from a Big Brother-style Government.