Increase in Plan B gross sales in days main as much as Trump inauguration

Ladies’s telehealth firm Wisp has seen a 233 p.c enhance in emergency contraception (EC, additionally known as the “morning after capsule”) gross sales within the days main as much as Trump’s inauguration.

The spike occurred the week of Jan.13 to Jan. 20, and on Inauguration Day itself (1/20) there was a 57 p.c enhance in orders of EC six-packs on Wisp.

This information comes after reproductiverights.gov shut down following the inauguration, as CBS Information and others reported. It’s a part of a development that features authorities pages on LGBTQ rights and the Workplace of Gun Violence Safety going darkish as properly.

The federal government reproductive rights web site included data on ECs, in response to an archived screenshot, in addition to contraception and abortion drugs. The web site was launched in 2022 following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, in response to The Verge. Since then, conservatives have threatened contraception and abortion drugs, fueling fears about entry.

Plan B, a model of emergency contraceptive, hasn’t seen a rise in site visitors, the maker’s comms staff advised Mashable. Capsules aren’t obtainable for buy there, although. If you would like extra details about ECs, go to Deliberate Parenthood’s web site.