Women on Web Telemedicine Abortion Service Celebrating 15 Years

10 May 2021

For 15 years now, Women on Web, the first ever telemedical abortion service, has made sure that pregnant people around the world have access to safe abortions. The first abortion Women on Web provided was to a woman living in Lisbon, who completed the online consultation on 10 May 2006, when abortion was still illegal in Portugal.

Since then, Women on Web has supported over 650,000 people with information; provided over 100,000 people with access to abortions by mail; answered over a million emails in 25 different languages; contributed to nearly 20 different case studies and research papers that have informed the medical community and overcome censuring by governments and corporations alike. This list doesn’t take into account the ripple effect of influencing the reversal and revision of policies and government bans in countries like Ireland and Northern Ireland, much less the impact on the lives of countless women and families.

Press release: https://www.womenonweb.org/en/page/20954/women-on-web-telemedicine-abortion-service-turns-15

WoW Website: https://www.womenonweb.org