The abortion debate has long split Americans between the “pro-choice” and the “pro-life” groups. But are all women truly provided “choices”?
In the new era of mail-order abortion, another sad reality exists. For some women, abortion is just another brick in the wall of the degradation of a soul who has few rights left. These women are often victims of control or abuse, some trafficked and prostituted, some even poisoned by a drug that ends the life of the child and endangers the life of the mother.
And Big Abortion, while simultaneously claiming that abortion empowers and lifts women to new heights in society, facilitates this dehumanizing practice with a growing list of online abortion sources, opening the door for abuse.
Here are a few of the calls we receive at the Abortion Pill Rescue Network (APRN):
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On a Saturday evening in July 2025, a young woman in a Midwest town named “Janie” was forced to start an abortion. You wouldn’t know she was in danger if you had seen her that evening. Her college graduation was just a few weeks away, and she was in a committed relationship.
She had high hopes for her future. She already had a young son and hoped to grow their family. She did not want to end her pregnancy, nor did she consent to taking any medication. Under the guise of paying a bill online, the father of her baby took her identification and impersonated her on an abortion website. The abortion organization, peddling drugs as if they were candy, minimizing the significant physical and mental risks, did not question his order or require a telehealth visit. The abortion kit was quickly shipped to his doorstep. Janie had no idea of his plan to force her to abort their child.
After the forced abortion was started, she called the APRN hotline, asking for urgent assistance to reverse the effects of the drug. She desperately wanted to save her baby, but this man continued to hold her “hostage” in their home. With strong support from the APRN team, Janie was able to get to a safe place and start abortion pill reversal.
Recent data from the Abortion Pill Rescue Network for 2025 reveals 25-30% of women purchased abortion drugs online or someone else had purchased it for them. Abortion activist websites such as “HeyJane,” “AidAccess,” “ABuzz,” “We Take Care of Us,” “Plan C,” “HoneyBee,” and “Carefem” routinely provide abortion by mail without accountability to anyone with a credit card in all 50 states.
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Utilizing “shield laws” to override state abortion limitations, these websites now sell abortion kits without a telehealth visit or even a verification of pregnancy, causing abortion rates to remain steady or even increase in the U.S. since the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
As these practices harm more women, some states are finally pushing back against the unlawful advertising, sale, and shipment of abortion-inducing drugs.
Some abusers use physical force, often locking women in rooms and physically forcing the abortion pills into the women's mouths. Others use emotional coercion, systematically undermining her free will with threats, intimidation, and pressure.
Some women have been poisoned when the abuser places the drug in a food or drink. This dangerous practice carries severe, sometimes fatal, risks for the mother and baby alike. Women commonly express that they want to make their own informed decisions without psychological or emotional tactics, domestic violence, or poisoning.
Recent examples of APRN hotline callers:
In July 2025, a woman named “Hailey” called the APRN hotline seeking assistance. Hailey indicated she wanted to continue her pregnancy, but her boyfriend had forced her to take mifepristone. When her mother learned of the abortion, she helped her daughter call the APRN hotline to start the reversal of the abortion drug.
In August 2025, a young woman named “Ashley” called the APRN hotline to request reversal of the start of an 18-week abortion. This woman was being forced to have an abortion, not only by her boyfriend, but also by her parents. Emotionally pressed by those around her, her feelings and intentions for the pregnancy were denied. With limited resources and choices, this woman was sadly forced to complete her abortion.
Because chemicals are the most common way to end a pregnancy, women now must initiate their own abortions, assess their own symptoms during, and confirm completion of the abortion afterward – without medical oversight or direction. Long gone are the days of safeguards when informed consent was provided to patients, and it was confirmed her abortion decision was voluntary.
While having an abortion in the “privacy of your own home” may seem appealing, the reality is that bedrooms and bathrooms across the world are now our abortion facilities. Abortion providers are no longer required to provide a medical assessment or informed consent prior to the abortion or any support following. They really have no idea who they are selling the pills to or the harm they are creating.
Selling abortion pills without medical oversight is seen as increasingly irresponsible as more data comes to light regarding the dangers of Mifepristone and Misoprostol. A recent study revealed severe side effects of the abortion pill, including heavy bleeding, intense pain, and death, with an average of 5-8% of women needing emergency room visits for complications due to the abortion pill. From 2002 to 2015, the rate of ER visits in the U.S. related to chemical abortions increased by over 500% among low-income women in states that fund abortion.
During the several days it takes to complete the chemical abortion process, women may not have access to emotional support during what might be a dark and distressing experience. As an added consequence for those who are forced or pressured to abort, they are more likely to experience negative emotional and mental health outcomes.
Bodily autonomy dictates that women do not need others to impose abortion on them with intimidation, manipulation, or violence. Rather, women desire and deserve honest answers, medical services, and emotional support.
Elizabeth, an APRN client, describes what she was feeling as she hoped for someone who would support her choice not to take the abortion pill:
I was in crisis mode. Because I always wanted the baby. I just really needed one person to say, "We’ll do this together." Whether it was my sister or my neighbor… I just wanted someone to say, you’re not alone, we’re gonna do this, you know….
Editor's Note: Heartbeat International manages both Pregnancy Help News and the Abortion Pill Rescue Network.
