Though abortion remains safe and legal in Alaska, financial and other limitations exist in the state when it comes to accessing the service. Here’s a rundown on what abortion access looks like in Alaska right now.
Pill abortions, which accounted for about a third of all abortions performed in Alaska last year, work by taking two prescriptionThe abortion pill is different from the emergency contraceptive Plan B, which can prevent pregnancy from occurring at all and needs to be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex.
from the Alaska Division of Public Health. That’s the most recent year with publicly available data, and is similar to other recent years.Who’s the typical abortion patient in Alaska? Insurance companies are not required to include abortion as a covered service, and many require a deductible to have been met first.
The organization also encourages patients to talk to a provider about what resources are available to help them access an abortion, O’Hara-Jolley added. TheTwo possible threats to abortion access in Alaska are a constitutional convention and a constitutional amendment. How likely are they?in a 1997 ruling by the Alaska Supreme Court“reproductive rights are fundamental, and that they are encompassed within the right to privacy expressed in article I, section 22 of the Alaska Constitution.
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