Results
In total, 52,142 medical abortions were provided during the study period; 22,158 in the traditional pathway and 29,984 in the telemedicine-hybrid cohort. Among those that took place in the telemedicine-hybrid cohort, 18,435 (61%) were provided entirely via telemedicine and 11,549 (39%) were provided in- person. Our sample represents 85% of the total number of medical abortions performed in England and Wales during the study period.(21) The clinical and demographic characteristics of patients in the two cohorts are described in Table 1.