Media Coverage

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Ms. Magazine | Jul 17, 2026

Antiabortion Extremists Can’t Target Abortion Pill Prescribers If They Don’t Know Their Names

Four years after Dobbs, the next battle over abortion access is centered on protecting the clinicians who provide medication abortion through telemedicine.
The Nation | Jun 30, 2026

They’re Coming for Abortion, Only After the Midterms

The administration may be reluctant to further undermine abortion rights before November, but the abortion-rights movement must stay vigilant.
Ms. Magazine | May 14, 2026

The Supreme Court Preserved Mail-Order Abortion Pills—for Now. Julie Kay Says Providers Are Still Preparing.

Julie Kay, a human rights lawyer and founder of Reproductive Futures, says telemedicine abortion providers and shield-law states are continuing to adapt...
ABC News Australia | May 11, 2026

Will the US Supreme Court deal another blow to abortion access?

Julie F. Kay, a human rights lawyer and CEO of Reproductive Futures tells The World what implications the case has on abortion access across the United States.
Wired | May 6, 2026

Telehealth Abortion Is Still Possible Without Mifepristone

Courts may restrict access to the popular abortion medication mifepristone in the United States. Telehealth providers have backup plans in place.
NBC News | May 5, 2026

Telehealth Abortion Is Still Possible Without Mifepristone

Abortion providers were suddenly faced with a conundrum over the weekend, after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a requirement that the abortion pill mifepristone be dispensed in person only...
Jezebel | Apr 28, 2026

The Midterms Aren’t Stopping the Anti-Abortion Movement—Even as Trump Tries to Shut Everyone Up

Days after Trump stepped into the Oval Office on January 20, 2025, the federal government wiped its post-Roe reproductive rights fact sheet from the internet...
Mississippi Today | Apr 16, 2026

This medication saved a Mississippi lawmaker’s fertility. Her colleagues criminalized it

A hearing is set for Tuesday in a federal lawsuit led by Louisiana seeking to further restrict access to mifepristone...
News From The States | Feb 26, 2025

Louisiana mifepristone lawsuit could hinder telehealth abortion nationwide

A hearing is set for Tuesday in a federal lawsuit led by Louisiana seeking to further restrict access to mifepristone...
The Hill | Dec 21, 2025

Telemedicine abortion is winning — and that terrifies the right

As we wrap up the year, let’s decree 2025 a glass-half-full year for abortion rights.
News From The States | Nov 19, 2025

Shield laws have held up so far, but a new anti-abortion Texas statute means to test them

A law set to take effect in early December gives Texans the power to sue anyone involved in mailing abortion pills to the state....
TN Repro News | Nov 04, 2025

Why Red States Like Tennessee Can’t Stop Abortion Telemedicine

Last month, Julie F. Kay launched Reproductive Futures, an organization working to strengthen and expand shield laws—the legal protections in blue states for doctors who mail abortion pills into states where abortion is banned. Kay is an internationally recognized...
Washington Post | Oct. 22, 2025

As red states target abortion pills, this group aims to boost protections

The “Reproductive Futures” group is aiming to bolster and expand legal protections for...
Bloomberg Law | Oct. 24, 2025

Wake Up Call: Lawyer Group Aims to Boost Abortion Protections

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel...
The Irish Times | Apr. 29, 2023

Banning or limiting access to abortion is about ‘judging and controlling women’, says US lawyer

Whether abortion is banned outright in a country, or access is restricted through time limits or “cooling-off” periods, it boils down to “judging and controlling women”, according to US attorney Julie Kay...
New York Times | Nov. 1, 2021

Roe Is as Good as Gone. It’s Time for a New Strategy.

For the first time in a generation, the Supreme Court appears likely to overturn Roe v. Wade. The end of Roe need not herald the end of an era of reproductive freedom...