Americans stock up on emergency birth control, abortion pills ahead of second Trump presidency

American women are seeking to take their reproductive future into their own hands ahead of a second Trump presidency by stocking up on emergency contraception and abortion pills, scheduling IUD insertions and, in some cases, making plans to get sterilized.   

Medication abortion providers reported a surge in requests for and purchases of the drugs in the hours after President-elect Trump was reelected last Tuesday amid concerns that the incoming administration and Congress and the judges Trump appoints could restrict access.