RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Family Physicians’ Role in Simplifying Medication Abortion During the COVID-19 Pandemic JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO J Am Board Fam Med FD American Board of Family Medicine SP S33 OP S36 DO 10.3122/jabfm.2021.S1.200208 VO 34 IS Supplement A1 Payal Patel A1 Sumathi Narayana A1 Zoey Thill A1 Marji Gold A1 Allison Paul YR 2021 UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/Supplement/S33.abstract AB Despite first trimester abortion being common and safe, there are numerousrestrictions that lead to barriers to seeking abortion care. The COVID-19 pandemic hasonly exacerbated these barriers, as many state legislators push to limit abortion accesseven further. During this pandemic, family physicians across the country haveincorporated telemedicine into their practices to continue to meet patient needs.Medication abortion can be offered to patients by telemedicine in most states, andmultiple studies have shown that labs, imaging, and physical exam may not beessential in all cases. Family physicians are well-poised to incorporate medicationabortion into their practices using approaches that limit the spread of the coronavirus,ultimately increasing access to abortion in these unprecedented times.