Patients often come into health centers with lots of questions about the care they can receive. What is medication abortion? Is it safe and effective? Is it like Plan B?

Nurses like me all across the country have the answers. Yes, medication abortion is a safe and effective way to end an early pregnancy. No, it's not like Plan B. Medication abortion ends a pregnancy, while emergency contraception like Plan B prevents pregnancy from happening altogether.

It's frustrating to watch abortion opponents spread misinformation about care like medication abortion. Mifepristone, one of two medications commonly known as the "abortion pill," has been used by millions of patients for abortion and miscarriage management for decades — and right now, lawmakers are using courts to interfere with the scientific facts that nurses know.

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, care became so much less accessible for people all over the country. And now health care providers have to worry that the Supreme Court could decide to curb access to mifepristone — a decision which will harm even more people.

This is why as a nurse, I'm asking you to help protect and preserve crucial — and safe! — abortion care like mifepristone today. Donate now to help people access the care they deserve!

Mifepristone really does expand access to care. In some states, patients can make a telehealth appointment to be prescribed mifepristone, and can even have the pill sent to them discreetly in the mail. And mifepristone is common: In 2021, more than 60% of all documented abortions were medication abortions.

Here's what nurses like myself will tell you: This attempt to overturn the FDA's approval isn't about science — it's about politics. Patients deserve access to the medication they need.

Providers like me need your help to protect access to care like mifepristone. Donate today to help protect and restore access to reproductive health care and provide accurate information through sex education.

Thank you for your support! Across the country, health centers are working to provide compassionate care — it's one of my favorite things about being a nurse. And knowing we have you behind us makes the work even sweeter.

Danee Jones
BSN RN and Lead Nurse for PPAZ