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They listed their Missouri address when asked for the billing address for the credit card.

They paid the telehealth fee using a credit card.

They filled in the online consultation form.

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Services that do not require a video visit include: Aid Access, CHOIX, Forward Midwifery, Full Circle Health Center, Hey Jane, Lilith Care, and Pills by Post. They did not want to have to answer questions about their location during the consultation.

They chose a telehealth service that did not require a video visit.

SECOND: They checked our Guide to find a telehealth service in Illinois. Here is how they used a telemedicine service in another state and drove across state lines to pick up the pills.įIRST: They checked our map of states and found a neighbor state that has telehealth abortion services (Illinois was closest).

The pills arrived at her home a few days later.įIFTH: She cancelled the virtual mailbox so that she would not be charged another monthly fee.Īlex lives in Missouri where laws make it hard to find pills by mail.

She checked it so she would know what day her pills would arrive.

The forwarding service gave her a tracking number.

If they had asked, she planned to say 'nutritional supplements.'

They did not ask her what was in the package.

There was a fee for this (about $15-20).

She had to choose between USPS, FedEx, and UPS forwarding services.

She asked for it to be forwarded to her home address in Texas.

She gave them her billing address in Texas.įOURTH: She watched her virtual mailbox account in California so she would know when the package arrived. They asked for the billing address for the credit card.

She paid the telehealth fee using a credit card.

She listed her new virtual mailbox address in California as the shipping address for the abortion pills.

She filled in the online consultation form.

She did not want to have to answer questions about her location during the consultation.

She chose a telehealth service that did not require a video visit.

THIRD: She checked our Guide to find a telehealth abortion in California (where she had the virtual mailbox). She waited until she got email confirmation that it was set up before doing the telehealth consultation.

She needed an email address or phone number.

She needed to show two forms of ID, one with a photo.She used her webcam for the brief online notary meeting (connecting by phone camera was also possible). The virtual mailbox company provided the online notary service.

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This included $15 for one month mailbox rental plus a $20 online notary fee for the form. The cost for a virtual mailbox was about $35.The virtual mailbox used this information to fill out a USPS form that gives them permission to handle her mail.She filled out a form with her personal information and Texas address.SECOND: She set up a 'virtual mailbox' in California. She chose California because it had many services. She found a state that has telehealth abortion services. Since the pills are recommended for up to 11 or 12 weeks from the last period, there is often time.

It saves on taking off from work or finding babysitting. The $45-55 it costs is often much less than the gas to drive to another state. It took about one week to get the pills this way.

Here is how she used a telemedicine service in another state and a mail forwarding service to get pills mailed to her home. Rosa lives in Texas where the law makes it hard to find pills by mail.