Four Women, Four Stories, One Urgent Warning About Abortion Drugs by Mail
Four women from four states. One clear goal. To share their stories of abortion drug harms with the highest levels of government. To sound the alarm on the current chaos caused by mail-order abortion drugs nationwide.
They came; they shared. And they speak for women and children all over this country who can’t.
Strangers at first but united through one mission, Nebraska’s Haile McAnally, Oregon’s Elizabeth Gillette, Nevada’s Jessica Williams, and Tennessee’s Jekyla Freeman made an unforgettable mark recently, when they shared their personal testimonies of abortion drug harm. They offered a snapshot of what women and their children across this country are experiencing right now at the hands of the abortion drug industry.
NebraskaHaile McAnallyTook the drugs at an abortion center. Ended up in the ER.
NevadaJessica WilliamsOrdered online under pressure. Reversal saved her daughter.
OregonElizabeth GillettePressured at the abortion center. Lives with PTSD.
TennesseeJekyla FreemanOrdered online at 19. Mourns the loss of her child.
Nebraska
Haile McAnally
Haile McAnally shared how the abortion drugs were given to her in-person at an abortion center. Even with personnel watching her and a screening, it didn’t stop the drugs from ending the life of her child and almost ending her life as well. Her friend found her in a bathtub bleeding profusely. She was taken to an emergency room, given immediate medical care, and thankfully survived. Haile knows firsthand how dangerous these drugs can be under the “best of circumstances.” According to the FDA’s own label on these black box warning drugs, 1 in 25 women will present to the ER. Haile was one of those women. And now she’s speaking out against the drugs being funneled through the mail with no doctors, no screenings, no oversight.
1 in 25
women will present to the ER, according to the FDA’s own label
On InstagramHaile meets with senators in WashingtonView her post →
Watch: Haile in front of the Capitol. Open on Instagram →
Nevada
Jessica Williams
Jessica Williams, a nurse and mom in Nevada, never thought she would order the abortion drugs online. But when her estranged ex-husband found out she was pregnant by someone else, he insisted she abort. He said it was “either this baby or my other kids, that he would take full custody of them and take them away from me” unless she aborted. The ex-husband even encouraged Jessica’s young children to pressure her into aborting their sibling. Under immense pressure, Jess ordered the drugs online via a chatbot and they were delivered to a hotel across state lines. After she took them, she immediately regretted it. Miraculously, Jess was able to take the abortion pill reversal and save her daughter Kaylie’s life. Today, Jess uses her nursing knowledge and personal experience with mail-order abortion drugs to speak out. And legislators were eager to hear what she had to say.
“Either this baby or my other kids.”
The ultimatum Jessica says her ex-husband gave her
Watch: Jessica on getting the pills across state lines. Open on Instagram →
Oregon
Elizabeth Gillette
Elizabeth Gillette says the abortion center’s pressure started from the moment she called. And once she got to the abortion center, she recalls, “My entire experience proved that my care was less important to them than the $800 my boyfriend slid across the table.” Despite not wanting to take the drugs, Gillette says, no one asked her, her boyfriend eager to get the job done. She had to finish the drugs at her home, which she did. No one prepared her for what she would see. She recalls seeing her “completely beautifully formed child” following the final round of drugs. This was deeply traumatizing causing her to have severe post-traumatic stress disorder. “They don’t tell you any of this because if they told you any of this, who would do this?”
“My care was less important to them than the $800 my boyfriend slid across the table.”
Elizabeth Gillette
Watch: Elizabeth on the PTSD that followed. Open on Instagram →
Tennessee
Jekyla Freeman
Jekyla Freeman, a Gen Z, 21-year-old woman from Tennessee bravely came to Washington D.C. for the first time. It was her first time speaking publicly about her experience with mail-order abortion drugs. Freeman shared that while 19-years-old in Memphis, TN she became pregnant. She ordered abortion drugs online through a chat function on a website. She says the package showed up at her house in Memphis, TN. The organization that sent them was allegedly from Maryland (a pro-abortion state that allows abortion for all nine months for any reason). Jekyla mourns the loss of her child. That is why she is speaking out to let women know that there are other options and that they are not alone.
These four women came to Washington D.C. not simply to tell their own stories, but to give a voice to women who may be facing similar experiences across the country. Their testimonies raise urgent questions about what happens when abortion drugs are sent through the mail with no doctors, no safeguards, no oversight, and no in-person screenings. Their message to lawmakers was clear: women deserve better than an industry that puts convenience ahead of their safety and well-being. Now, it is up to our leaders in Washington to listen to these women and act.
Hear more from them
Women deserve better.
Haile’s storyJessica’s storyElizabeth’s storyPodcast: Women harmed by abortion drugs lobby Congress
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