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‘In 24 Hours, You’ll Have Your Pills’: American Women Are Traveling to Mexico for Abortions (www.wired.com)

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Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, more women have been crossing the border to Mexico for abortion medications and procedures.

At 6 pm, after a long day at work and with her children out of the house, Tania (not her real name) takes four pills and waits for them to melt under her tongue. Six hours later, the pills having dissolved and dispersed through her body, she begins to expel blood clots that she doesn’t look at. She bleeds, but she was told that this could be normal; her belly is in great pain, but she was also told that this would be normal. She cries in the darkness of her room in San Diego. She is afraid to be alone.

The pills that Tania took traveled amid the more than 90,000 people who cross the border every day between Tijuana, in Mexico, and San Diego. At the world’s busiest border crossing, the lines can stretch for blocks. People pass by hostile immigration officers searching for “illegals” among the thousands making the journey. Hidden in a suitcase are boxes of mifepristone and misoprostol, two abortifacients used in conjunction with one another. When Tania took them, she put them under her tongue to speed up the effect, as she was instructed. Mifepristone stops the production of progesterone, while misoprostol, which was originally indicated to treat ulcers, causes contractions and bleeding similar to a miscarriage.

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[-] mx_smith@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

There are at least three planned parenthood clinics in the San Diego area, why didn’t she go to one of them. It seems the women in the article only knew about the religious services that don’t do abortions.

[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 months ago

Because American healthcare is a shitshow and TJ is a short drive away?

[-] parrhesia@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Well it was only one woman talked about that needed an abortion, the rest of the article described organizations that help women across countries and also Texas and Oklahoma, some of many states that have banned abortions... Which seemed to be the main focus of the article. She might have not known about planned parenthood in her state but called her friend, that gave her the fastest resolution that she knew of, which was still pretty quick. Planned parenthood has appointments that have to be set up so it may still have been the fastest resolution in the end for her anyways.

Adding to this, there are religious organizations that frame themselves as abortions clinics to manipulate women into keeping the pregnancy. She might have been unlucky and got the first 2 in her search terms.

[-] Naminreb@kbin.social 1 points 3 months ago

That’s nice. Mexicans can’t get Cancer and other life changing medications that quick.

[-] PoliticallyIncorrect@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

If you have greens you will get green..

[+] verdantbanana@lemmy.world -40 points 3 months ago

great now this has devolved into the same situation that Biden and the rest of the politicians here have made out of cannabis

state by state issue with Mifepristone and bud being illegally smuggled across the Mexican border to be distributed out to dealers by middle men

and the salt in the wound is Biden asking for donations on this issue after failing to defend this right while he is President

CLAPS well done US well done

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 37 points 3 months ago

What the fuck are you on about? None of this shit, weed included, would be a problem if the republicans would stop fucking about.

The president doesn’t control the actions of the States, or the Supreme Court.

CLAPS well done US education system /s

[+] Halosheep@lemm.ee -7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Sorry buddy but Biden himself criminalized cannabis and weakened border protections so the American contracted dealers could illegally smuggle abortions across the border.

It's like you libs never think.

(/S - edit: I don't really care about downvotes but I want everyone reading this to know this is intended to be a joke)

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

Oh, you’re being “sarcastic” and mocking the republicans for their ignorance. You got me. Ate that onion.

[-] Halosheep@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

It's really telling that something so dumb is so believable to be their actual thoughts

[-] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

The 1994 Crime Bill is the kernel of truth that makes your joke sound plausible to someone who's only half-paying attention.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

It’s the lead poisoning.

[-] drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 2 points 3 months ago

Oh really Biden weakened border protections? How?

[-] Halosheep@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That's the joke, guess the /S wasn't big enough lol Obviously Biden didn't criminalize cannabis, that happened many years before. Biden has actually supported stricter border control, so that's also obviously false. Stg lemmy users Also how the fuck does criminalizing weed have anything to do with 'smuggling' abortions, as if that's even a thing either

[-] drdiddlybadger@pawb.social 2 points 3 months ago

LMFAO My bad I didn't even see the /s but I hear that so often I was like damn did I miss something this admin.

[-] timmy_dean_sausage@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

So.. The current president is not only responsible for decisions made by other branches of government, but also decisions of previous administration's? Really great take there buddy...

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Every Democrat is responsible for anything they don't like.

[-] timmy_dean_sausage@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Right. Republicans, the "party of personal responsibility", aren't responsible for any of the problems. Obviously.

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