Equitable access to abortion care is still not a reality in Australia

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Editorial

Asvini K Subasinghe et al. Med J Aust. 2024.

. 2024 Feb 19;220(3):134-135.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.52210. Epub 2024 Jan 18.

No abstract available

Keywords: Abortion, induced; Hospitals; Primary care; Telemedicine; Women’s rights.

Comment on

Changes in the numbers of hospital-based abortions and outpatient early medical abortions in Victoria, 2012-22: a retrospective cohort study.
Marzan MB, Johnson E, Moore P, Jiang H, Hui L. Marzan MB, et al. Med J Aust. 2024 Feb 19;220(3):145-153. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52203. Epub 2024 Feb 2. Med J Aust. 2024. PMID: 38305486

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