Since Republican Donald Trump’s election victory in the USA, online providers have recorded strong demand for the morning-after pill. Orders for the emergency contraceptive pill “Restart” from Winx Health are said to have increased by 966 percent within the first 60 hours after Trump’s election victory compared to the previous week, the US broadcasters CNN and CBS reported unanimously. These are mostly multiple orders, CNN reported, citing the company.
CBS and the newspaper “The Hill” reported that sales of Wisp’s “morning after pill” have increased by 1,000 percent since Donald Trump’s election victory. 92 percent of the orders are group packs, wrote “The Hill”. Wisp CEO Monica Cepak told CBS that they experienced a similar situation after the Supreme Court overturned abortion rights in the United States. “It doesn’t surprise us that women are once again taking their health care into their own hands by hoarding these medications,” Cepak said.
The morning after pill and other contraceptives are booming
The family planning organization Planned Parenthood also recorded significantly more inquiries on November 6th, the day after the election victory, the Washington Post and CBS reported unanimously. Requests for appointments for the insertion of an IUD have increased by 760 percent and requests for vasectomies have increased by 1,200 percent. A representative from the organization told CBS about the possible reasons for this: “Americans are perhaps rightly fearful and concerned about the prospect of further restrictions on our freedom to control our bodies.”
Almost two years ago, the Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion in the USA, which had been in effect for almost 50 years. This decision was considered a political earthquake. Through several replacements during his first presidency, Trump shifted the majority on the court significantly to the right, thereby making this decision possible. Now the states can decide on abortion rights – in many of them abortions are now largely banned. Abortion advocates fear existing legislation will be further tightened once Trump is back in the White House.
