The demand for emergency contraceptive pills in the United States has skyrocketed, and Amazon has begun to implement purchase restrictions!

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court announced the abolition of the constitutional right to abortion. A total of 22 states in the United States will ban or restrict abortion , which means that millions of American women will lose their legal right to abortion .

Subsequently, American consumers ' demand for birth control and emergency contraception products began to surge.

In order to prevent a shortage of related products, Amazon announced that it would take purchase restrictions on emergency contraceptive pills. Amazon stipulates that the maximum number of emergency contraceptive pills that consumers on the platform can buy per week is 3 boxes.

However, after verification, it was found that the purchase limit for an emergency contraceptive pill called "Plan B" on the Amazon platform is 3 boxes, while another emergency contraceptive pill called "My Choice" allows consumers to purchase up to 30 boxes.

In addition, American drugstore chains CVS and Rite Aid have also imposed purchase limits on emergency contraceptive products such as Plan B and Aftera .

CVS and Rite Aid have stipulated that although there is currently sufficient inventory, because demand is growing too rapidly, customers going to the pharmacy are limited to purchasing three boxes of emergency contraceptive pills each to prevent someone from being unable to buy them.

A spokesperson for Walgrees, another large U.S. drugstore chain , said it is currently replenishing its inventory and has no unlimited purchase plan. However, according to foreign media reports , Walgrees stores have set a sales cap on contraceptive pill orders before the end of June, which must not exceed 4 or 6 boxes .

Walmart said that there are currently no restrictions on the purchase of emergency contraceptive pills. However, it is understood that although Walmart has not completely restricted purchases, some drugs will not be shipped until next month , and only 4 to 6 boxes can be purchased this week .

The website of large supermarket Kroger shows that there is currently a shortage of emergency contraceptive pills.

Not only birth control pills, but also abortion pills have seen a huge surge in demand .

According to Just the Pill, a nonprofit organization that provides abortion pills , the number of daily appointments for the drug has increased more than fourfold. Friedman, CEO of Hey Jane, a startup that provides telemedicine abortion services, said that the company's website traffic has recently been more than 10 times the usual .

Now if American women get pregnant unexpectedly but do not want to give birth to the child, they can only choose to go to states that do not implement abortion bans, or buy abortion pills online, or have an abortion illegally. Therefore, many Americans have begun to stock up on abortion pills and emergency contraceptive pills, and at the same time , more and more people have begun to buy intrauterine devices that can control fertility for a long time.

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