 One new underground network, made up of women knowledgeable on ME and other self-induced abortion methods, has performed over 2,000 abortions between 2015 and 2018.The women involved in this network range from those in medical professions, such as nurses or midwives, while others are herbalists or just interested in learning the procedure.Many of the participants in these networks, and women who seek in self-induced abortions overall, are low-income, can't travel to obtain an abortion, or dislike clinical settings.