ABSTRACT
It has recently been claimed that full telemedicine—providing abortion pills by post to women without any routine in-person consultation—is safe and effective. In this chapter, I argue that ineliminable concerns remain: specifically, those relating to safeguarding women from abuse, ensuring accurate and safe gestational ages, and identifying life-threatening ectopic pregnancies. I show that recent attempts to allay these concerns are unconvincing. The safety of full telemedicine is still questionable given the existing evidence base, and hence full telemedicine constitutes an unjustifiable experiment putting the well-being of women at risk.
