On any given day in Cuernavaca, Cape Town, Quezon City or Calcutta, a woman with an
unwanted pregnancy seeks out misoprostol to have an abortion. She does not visit a doctor
or clinic but seeks a pill that she has heard can help her end her pregnancy without the risks
of more dangerous self-induction methods. Women living in legally restricted settings where
they do not have access to high-quality safe services or where stigma, cost or other barriers
prevent them from accessing existing services are increasingly using misoprostol to …