(Life News) According to an Associated Press article from November, there was a significant “surge” in demand for long-term birth control, sterilization, and chemical abortions following the election. One company saw a 966% spike in sales of “emergency contraception” and abortion pills in the three days after Donald Trump’s re-election. The demand for a “value pack” of one particular type of “morning after” pill increased by 7,000% in a week! Planned Parenthood also reported an explosion in demand for abortion pills, long-acting contraception like IUDs, and vasectomies.
The reaction was strange, really, considering that the Republican Party gutted their platform on abortion, and President-elect Trump repeatedly promised not to block access to abortion pills. Even the AP admitted that “it’s unclear what—if much—will be done regarding access to contraceptives of any kind during the second Trump administration.” (Read More)