NT abortion waiting times decrease in public hospitals after 2017 law reform

NT abortion waiting times decrease in public hospitals after 2017 law reform

By Lauren Roberts
Jan 16, 2020

The average wait time for a surgical abortion in the Northern Territory has dropped from three weeks to two — but nearly two in three women are waiting longer than clinical guidelines recommend, new data shows.

Research published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology this month analysed surgical abortion data from 2012 to 2017 in one public hospital in the NT.

Continued: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-17/abortion-wait-times-drop-in-northern-territory-public-hospitals/11865780