Telemedical Early Medical Abortion: Notes for a Debate in Italy

ABSTRACT

The activism of non-profit organizations such as Women on Web has shown that telehealth abortion services represent an important way to access a safe abortion where antiabortion laws are in place. At the same time, this use of telehealth provides an innovative model to rethink abortion services also within a formal healthcare system, as became particularly clear with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on the experience of telehealth services offered by groups such as Women on Web and the recent policy on telemedicine in England, this timely and innovative contribution illustrates how the implementation of telemedicine can improve abortion access in Italy. © Annali dell'Istituto Storico Itali-Germanico in Trento. All rights reserved.