Data Suggests , Threat to Abortion Access , Driving Demand for Abortion Pills.br NPR reports that a new study found that concerns br about abortion restrictions have pushed people br to order abortion pills, despite not being pregnant. .br NPR reports that a new study found that concerns br about abortion restrictions have pushed people br to order abortion pills, despite not being pregnant. .br Aid Access is a Europe-based organization br that provides abortion pills to U.S. br patients through telemedicine. .br The group said that requests for advance provisions br of the pill have spiked in locations where patients br perceive a threat to future abortion access.br The group said that requests for advance provisions br of the pill have spiked in locations where patients br perceive a threat to future abortion access.br Requests ... go up and they go up br quite rapidly. So it seems possible br that people are really responding to br the threat of reduced abortion access, Abigail Aiken, Public affairs professor at br the University of Texas at Austin, via NPR.br NPR reports that advance provision usually involves br a regimen of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, but br is not a routine part of reproductive health care in the U.S.br NPR reports that advance provision usually involves br a regimen of two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol, but br is not a routine part of reproductive health care in the U.S.br The American College of Obstetricians br and Gynecologists (ACOG) described br mifepristone as "a very safe and effective drug," .br The American College of Obstetricians br and Gynecologists (ACOG) described br mifepristone as "a very safe and effective drug," .br People are worried about needing br abortion care and being unable to br access it in the future due to abortion br bans. While some people may be able br to travel to states where that care br is legal, others simply cannot, American College of Obstetricians br and Gynecologists (ACOG), via NPR.br According to Abigail Aiken, a public affairs professor br at the University of Texas at Austin, spikes in requests br have been seen in states where lawmakers br had already proposed abortion restrictions.br According to Abigail Aiken, a public affairs professor br at the University of Texas at Austin, spikes in requests br have been seen in states where lawmakers br had already proposed abortion restrictions.br The biggest increases seem br to be in states where there's br potential legislation coming. , Abigail Aiken, Public affairs professor at br the University of Texas at Austin, via NPR.br It seems like people are reacting br to that potential threat to access br with, 'Oh, I better get prepared br for what might be coming.