🚨 Criminalisation Is Being Escalated

This week, a Georgia woman was charged with murder after allegedly taking abortion pills.
👉 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/georgia-woman-bail-abortion-pills-murder-charge

A judge set a $1 bail and questioned the case, but the damage is already done.

Cases like this don’t need to succeed. They’re about intimidation. About sending a message: we can come after you.

💊 Pills Are the Target

Medication abortion is now how most people access care in the US, and that’s exactly why it’s under attack.

For the first time, more people in banned states are using pills via telehealth than travelling.
👉 https://apnews.com/article/6f5eb4c3c63aeca189551e09c3b67843

And in response, states are moving to restrict mailing, prescribing and access.

If they can’t ban abortion outright, they try to choke off access instead.

🏛️ The Fight Is Moving Into the System

It’s not just about bans anymore.

The US government has launched punitive investigations into states that ensure insurance plans cover the cost of abortion.
👉 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/trump-administration-abortion-mandate-investigation

That means even where abortion is legal, access is being targeted.

⚖️ Political Pressure Isn’t Going Away

There’s a new push to restrict abortion pills nationwide, even though some Republicans are worried about making abortion an issue in the coming mid-term elections. They have come to realise that attacking abortion rights doesn’t win votes.

👉 https://www.axios.com/2026/03/19/hawley-abortion-bill-gop-divide