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Uplift Launches Telehealth Abortion Access, Sparks Controversy

1/11/2025

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Uplift International, a nonprofit in Washington state, has kicked off the Pharmacist Abortion Access Project, empowering pharmacists to prescribe abortion medications through telehealth. This groundbreaking initiative seeks to break down barriers to access, but it faces backlash from pro-life groups who argue it jeopardizes medical standards and women's health. Uplift aims to take this program nationwide.

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Uplift International, a nonprofit in Washington state, has kicked off the Pharmacist Abortion Access Project, empowering pharmacists to prescribe abortion medications through telehealth. This groundbreaking initiative seeks to break down barriers to access, but it faces backlash from pro-life groups who argue it jeopardizes medical standards and women's health. Uplift aims to take this program nationwide.