TY - JOUR 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 SP - S33 LP - S36 DO - 10.3122/jabfm.2021.S1.200208 VL - 34 IS - Supplement AU - Payal Patel AU - Sumathi Narayana AU - Zoey Thill AU - Marji Gold AU - Allison Paul Y1 - 2021/02/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/Supplement/S33.abstract N2 - 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. ER -