100 or more miles away from the nearest clinic, many people have decided to self-manage their abortions via medication abortions. In response, anti-choice lawmakers have set their sights on medication abortion as the new frontier of anti-abortion legislation. But back to the letter, which you can read in full here. Signed by Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Katie Porter, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Cori Bush, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz, Rep. Jackie Speier, Rep. Robin Kelly, and Rep. Brenda L. Lawrence, it states: “Imposing this requirement in the midst of a deadly pandemic—one that has disproportionately impacted communities of color across the United States—needlessly places patients and providers in harm’s way and further entrenches long-standing health inequities.”