Medical startup specializes in abortion medication

Digital companies have filled a gap created by Roe reversal

(Jayaram Brindala, MD, MBA, MPH, MS, started Abortion Telemedicine, a company that provides reproductive care in a digital space)

Medical professionals and entrepreneurs kicked into gear when the Supreme Court leaked the decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Among the companies to arise was Abortion Telemedicine, a company that prescribes abortion medication through online consultations. Dr. 

It’s had between 1,000 and 10,000 patients since it launched. Jayaram Brindala, its founder, spoke to Repro Rights Now about the development of the organization since its inception a few months ago. He also explained who exactly uses the service the most.

“I can definitely say it's younger age, but I haven't actually done an analysis to plot the distribution. But definitely a younger age,” Brindala said. “And based more anecdotally on the reports, talking to some patients myself and getting information relayed from the providers, I would say that it tends to be lower socioeconomic status and minorities as well.” 

For women and others who want to use the service, they first start by booking an appointment on its website, abortiontelemedicine.com. For $145, they would have the medication mailed to them via U.S. Priority Mail. They would also have to reside in one of the 17 eligible states that the company is permitted to operate in. They select a day and time and then enter in their contact information. Once all that’s done, the patient then gets an email with a link to enter a digital medical meeting. 

The company takes steps to protect the doctors and providers who work and prescribe medication. But Brindala didn’t want to elaborate further on how they do so. 

Brindala said state lawmakers who support abortion rights can help by reforming statutes that limit the distribution of abortion medication. Right now, they can only operate in half of the states. 

“I think those are the state laws that I would like to see revised to really allow these services to be accessed by more people, particularly the populations that are are really in the low resource populations,” Brindala said. 

Jayaram Brindala

Abortion Telemedicine Founder

407-495-1070 

Why did you start this company? What were the reasons behind it?

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