'Reproductive apocalypse' Women now stockpiling abortion medication

When the election results were announced on Wednesday, Rebecca Gomperts, the founder of Aid Access, the No. 1 supplier of abortion pills by mail in the United States, was huddled in a Paris flat with her team of eight American doctors and 15 support staff. The group—which usually operates remotely, shipping out more than 9,000 abortion pills a month—had convened in person before the election, knowing they might have to spring into action.

- Emily Shugerman

As news of Donald Trump's victory spread, the website received more than 5,000 requests for abortion pills in under 12 hours—a surge even greater than the day after Roe v. Wade fell. "I can see all the new requests ticking in as we're talking," Gomperts said in a phone call on Wednesday afternoon. "We've never seen this before."

The scenario repeated itself across the country as news of Trump's victory broke, with women's health and trans health providers inundated with requests for services their patients feared might be banned under Trump.

"Clearly, people are trying to plan for the reproductive apocalypse that we anticipate will be happening under a Trump presidency," said Elisa Wells, the co-founder of the abortion pill finder site Plan C.