Doctors issue warning over 'fake' abortion pills being sold on eBay for just $20 trends now
'Dangerous' and cheap abortion pills are being sold to Americans on eBay after Roe V Wade was overturned.
DailyMail.com found dozens of listings for tablets costing as little as $20 per course, most of which appeared to be made in, or shipped from, India.
Nearly all were marketed as 'pregnancy kits', likely to avoid being detected by eBay's prescription drug policy banning their sale on the platform.
The sellers claimed the kits contained mifepristone and misoprostol - two drugs that make up the standard prescription abortion prescribed by doctors in the US.
Experts told DailyMail.com that many women may turn to these pills as states roll back abortion rights after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last summer. Some states have floated the idea of banning these medications.
A prescription for the drugs can cost between $150 to $1,100 from reputable sellers, pushing some desperate women into turning towards the internet.
Dr Robert Fuller, an OBGYN at the University of Virginia, warned to DailyMail.com that these drugs could be falsified, contaminated with dangerous drugs or come in incorrect doses and there is no way a woman would know before taking them.
Anonymous sellers on eBay are selling abortion pills for between $15 to $20 per course. This is significantly cheaper than regulated drugs cost in the US, which can go for upwards of $1,000
There are dozens of sellers listing the drugs for between $15 to $30 per course. Some even sell the drugs in bulk for a discount
An eBay spokesperson told DailyMail.com that 'These items are prohibited under eBay's prescription drug policy and this listing will be removed. Sellers who violate eBay policies face consequences up to, and including, permanent suspension.'
They are sold for prices between $15 and $30 - with advertising photos showing the full five pill course of the drugs.
Some offered a discount if a person bought the drugs in bulk, which could indicate that they are being resoled in the US.
Many of the pages DailyMail.com inquired about have been taken down since eBay was reached out to for comment.
Sellers are anonymous, and a majority do not provide any information as to where they are located or how they are acquiring the drugs.
Some listed their location as India, while others in unnamed locations feature packaging with Hindi text.
Dr Fuller warned that the lack of oversight and information as to how the drugs are procured and handled leaves users at risk.
'Getting these medications through alternative sources, one has to be very careful that they are not getting a fake medication,' he said.
'Some of the fake pills may not have safe ingredients in them.'
He added that nobody could guarantee that the medications are safe to use.
There is no way to determine if a woman is even receiving the pair of medications they think are dying.
The most popular products had hundreds of sales, with the highest seller found by DailyMail.com having been purchased 226 times.
Dr Sachiko Ozawa, an associate pharmacy professor at the University of North Carolina, told DailyMail.com that there is no way these drugs have been approved by US regulators.
