Media Coverage BMJ Study
A new scientific study published today in the BMJ shows that telemedical abortions are highly effective. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Texas in Austin, Princeton University and the University of Edinburgh. They looked at the data of 1,000 women in Ireland and Northern Ireland who used the service of Women on Web.
Abigail Aiken main researcher testified for the Oireachtas Committee.
Here you can follow the media coverage on the publication.
Oireachtas Committee hearing
Video from the Oireachtas Committee with the full opening statements followed by the Q&A:
http://www.oireachtas.ie/viewdoc.asp?DocID=37006&&CatID=127
Here are the links to the exhibit brief and qualitative brief containing the full research findings:
- Oireachras: Briefing Professor Abigail Aiken
- Oireachtas: Briefing Professor Aiken qualitative findings
Media coverage about the testimonies:
- https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2017/1011/911634-health-committee-eighth-amendment/
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/committee-votes-not-to-retain-eighth-amendment-in-full-1.3260573
Media Coverage about the scientific paper
- Reclaim the agenda https://vimeo.com/218813217
- Study: Taking Abortion Pill at Home as Safe as in a Clinic, New York Times
- Getting an Abortion With Telemedicine Is Safe, Study Says, Time
- Seeking medical abortions online is safe and effective, study finds, The Guardian
- Women seek abortion help despite arrests, The Times
- Women Safely Take Abortion Pills At Home, With Online Consult, NBC News
- Online abortion services 'alternative to unsafe methods', BBC News
- Research finds 95% success from abortion pills bought online, The Irish Times
- Abortion: Online clinic could be alternative to unsafe terminations, study of Northern Ireland women suggests, Belfast Telegraph
- Abortion: 95% of Irish women who used pills to end pregnancy 'didn't need surgical intervention', The Journal IE
- Googling, taking abortions pills at home sounds like a bad idea, but it isn’t: Study, Hindustan Times
- Abortions carried out at home with pills bought online are 'no riskier' than getting them from the doctor's under supervision, Evening Standard
- Study: Mail-Order Medical Abortions Are Safe And Effective, Vocativ
- Online clinic could be alternative abortion service, study suggests, Newsletter
- 'Home abortions' using pills and online support are 'safe and effective', Independent
- 'Internet abortions' may be option in some restrictive countries, study suggests, Chicago Tribune
- Women who sourced abortion pills online ended their pregnancy without surgical intervention, Irish Examiner
- Study: Taking abortion pill at home as safe as in a clinic, Business Insider
- Medical abortions obtained through online telemedicine shown to be effective, safe, Medical Xpress
- A new study of Irish women has revealed that taking a medical abortion pill bought online is as safe as visiting an abortion clinic., Her
- Online Abortion Services Prove Safe For Majority Of Women, Immortal
- Online abortion drugs are safe and effective – but they're still illegal, International Business Times
- Women in Ireland safely ending pregnancies with online abortion service, study finds, INews
- Study: Taking Abortion Pill at Home as Safe as in a Clinic, US News
- Study: Taking abortion pill at home as safe as in a clinic, Taiwan News
- Study: Taking abortion pill at home as safe as in a clinic, The Washington Times
- Study finds abortion pills sourced online are 'safe and effective', Newstalk
- Home medical abortions are effective and safe with online consultation, Research Gate
- Study: Taking abortion pill at home as safe as in a clinic, Las Vegas Sun
- DIY abortion pills are safe, claim researchers, IOL
- Study: Taking abortion pill at home as safe as in a clinic, The Sentinel
- Abortion pills accessed online are as safe, effective as clinics: study, CBC News