NPR reports that abortion access has surged in states that banned the procedure—roughly doubling in recent years. The reason: medication abortion pills prescribed via telehealth. Women can receive pills by mail from out-of-state providers, sidestepping state prohibitions. States are now suing to block cross-border pill shipments. But telehealth providers say they're equipped to adapt to whatever legal outcome emerges, and they expect patients will too.

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