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After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more women began ordering abortion pills just in case they became pregnant, especially in states where abortion access was under threat.

Women who could become pregnant, they advised, should use contraception while taking the drug and for four days after. “If I was pregnant, I wouldn’t take this,” Dr. Campbell said.

Human rights groups have condemned the conviction of a Polish activist for supplying a pregnant woman with abortion pills in a landmark trial under the country’s ultra-strict abortion laws.