Abortion care is increasingly happening beyond the walls of the clinic.
For more people managing abortions, a trusted clinician may be reached not in an exam room, but through a phone call or text.
In a new STAT commentary, FCM faculty member, Jennifer Karlin, MD, PhD, draws upon research analyzing more than 16,000 contacts with the Miscarriage + Abortion Hotline, Karlin highlights what patients are looking for: accurate information, reassurance, privacy and trustworthy medical guidance that meets them where they are.
As she writes, “The question is whether medicine will meet patients where they are.”
Read the article in STAT News.