Focusing on the pills by post rather than the understaffing and mismanagement issues is a bit weird to me, especially with the first case didn't even involve pills by post. She was given the pills in hospital. I know hospitals have their risks, but surely that's where you'd want them to be given if against pills by post?
Plenty of people have gotten prescriptions by phone for years. I've literally called up, given symptoms, was given advice and had pills to pick up in my local pharmacy ready within the hour -- and that's with me having a list of contraindications as long as my arm. They had to trust I was telling the truth, I have to trust that they aren't going to give me something that is risky for me. I've actually had some of my disabilities managed by phone for years. I'm not saying it's the best way to do things, but with the understaffing and accessibility issues, I'll take a nurse practitioner over the phone over waiting to see a GP.
No system is perfect, it's always a balance on benefits and risks and there is always room for improvements -- but it is a very known anti-abortion tactic to focus so much on the risks of an abortion path with little mention for the benefits which may be putting some on edge. As is misrepresenting studies and new articles as has happened here. I know my electronic records aren't perfect, especially those transferred from paper records, but I imagine such recent situations like this would be accessible to the research team if they had happened to the tens of thousands studied.
Let's drop the 'abortion is never desirable' bullshit. Yes it is. In the unlikely situation I got pregnant at this point in my life, I would desire an abortion very much. I grew up with women who discussed how glad they were to have theirs and those who wished they had gotten them. The less risky option is often more desirable.
Also, A doctor will not prescribe methadone without you proving you have tested positive for heroin via a drugs test. You cannot just walk into a drugs treatment centre and request methadone and refuse to be tested.
This type of misinformation is unhelpful. Methadone is a strong painkiller in its own right and is used in rotation as part of chronic pain care for many people that can last many years, for some the rest of their lives. It isn't only used for as part of drug abuse treatment nor do only those who test positive for opioid use get prescribed it. There is enough of a stigma on its use medication to the point people have been denied this really useful pain medication when it has been prescribed.