{"id":95798,"date":"2021-09-13T20:09:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T17:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-ppmw-now-offering-medication-abortion-at-home-services\/"},"modified":"2021-09-13T20:10:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T00:10:01","slug":"ppmw-ofrece-ahora-servicio-de-aborto-con-medicamentos-en-casa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/ppmw-ofrece-ahora-servicio-de-aborto-con-medicamentos-en-casa\/","title":{"rendered":"PPMW Now Offering Medication Abortion At-Home Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 13, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0To increase access to those in the region in need of abortion, Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, DC<\/span> (PPMW) is now offering medication abortion at-home services. Available to those with an address in DC, <span class=\"xn-location\">Maryland<\/span>, or <span class=\"xn-location\">Virginia<\/span>, this care is offered up to eight weeks and six days after the start of a person&#8217;s last menstrual period. PPMW\u00a0 is just the second Planned Parenthood affiliate in the nation to offer this at-home care. COVID has made accessing abortion more urgent and our providers are primed to deliver this service. In the wake of restrictive laws like S.B. 8 in <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>, the flexibility of at-home abortion is particularly helpful to those who might encounter difficulty scheduling an appointment at one of our health centers. <\/p>\n<p>After an initial phone screening, patients meet with a PPMW provider online. The medications are then mailed in a discrete package to a patient&#8217;s address or can be picked up at one of PPMW&#8217;s health centers in DC, <span class=\"xn-location\">Gaithersburg, MD<\/span>, or <span class=\"xn-location\">Suitland, MD<\/span>. After the medications are taken, PPMW follows-up \u2014 via a phone call a week later followed by a home pregnancy test in four weeks or with an ultrasound or blood test at the health center \u2014 to make sure the procedure was successful.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;PPMW is committed to providing safe, accessible, and culturally sensitive care to our patients,&#8221; said Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Serina Floyd<\/span>, Medical Director, Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span> &#8220;With this expansion in medication abortion services, patients are able to connect with a provider in ways that are comfortable and convenient. Medication abortion at home provides the same excellent level of care that Planned Parenthood is known for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The cost for medication abortion at home including the medications and follow-up is <span class=\"xn-money\">$525<\/span>. Financial assistance is available to help cover the cost of care. Services are available in both English and Spanish. Patients can learn more or schedule an appointment at 202-347-8512.<\/p>\n<p><i>PPMW&#8217;s mission is to provide high quality, affordable reproductive health care; promote education programs that empower all individuals to make informed and responsible reproductive choices; and to protect the right to make those choices. PPMW is the oldest and largest provider of family planning services in Metropolitan Washington, serving DC, <span class=\"xn-location\">Maryland<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Northern Virginia<\/span>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 13, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0To increase access to those in the region in need of abortion, Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, DC<\/span> (PPMW) is now offering medication abortion at-home services. 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