'I need an abortion': US women turn to Mexico for aid
She also knew that she wouldn't get an abortion in Texas, where she lives, as the state has one of the strictest abortion laws in the United States.
"A year or so ago I attended to the first woman," Ms Cardona told BBC. "I do not speak English, but with the help of Google we understood each other." The law permits citizens - whether they be in the state or not - to file a lawsuit against anyone who helps a woman get an abortion past that date.And with the US Supreme Court's 2022 decision to overturn Roe v Wade - which had guaranteed women's right to abortion nationwide for almost 50 years - abortion access is becoming even more restricted.
Fewer abortions registered in Texas does not necessarily mean that fewer abortions are being carried out. Many are being done in states with less restrictive abortion laws, or across the southern US border, in Mexico.Ms Cardona said she has received so many messages from women in the US, she is turning her second-floor study into a place for them to stay.
Some women buy pills on their own at Mexican pharmacies. Others are put in contact with people who can go with them to the chemist.The drug misoprostol is used to prevent ulcers, and the contractions it causes is similar to a miscarriageIn the US, abortion pills are supposed to be prescribed by healthcare providers to a patient in jurisdictions where the procedure is allowed by law.
Within hours of ingestion, the drug causes the uterus to contract and expel the embryo. The process causes pain and bleeding, however, and in very rare cases, serious complications like sepsis and uterine damage. Moreover, sending the pills to places where medication abortion is restricted or banned "could potentially be considered a crime," said Grace Howard, Assistant Professor of Justice Studies at San Jose State University, California.
The limits of their responsibilities are also unclear. Ms Castro says that Marea Verde's role ends when "the person who requested the service is totally satisfied" and that the group trains its volunteers on first aid and emotional support, and consults doctors if complications occur. Jane*, a 22-year-old artist from San Antonio, Texas, ended a pregnancy early with tablets from Mexico. It was her second abortion."She FaceTime, Skype or Zoom me and we would talk," she told BBC.
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