Exclusive: ‘We need to do more to improve access to and affordability of the full range of contraceptive options,’ Senate inquiry told
Melissa Davey Medical editor
Wed 21 Dec 2022
All contraceptives should be government subsidised, Medicare rebates for IUD insertion should be increased and larger quantities of contraception pills should be dispensed at once to make abortion and contraception more accessible, the peak body for general practitioners says.
In its submission to the Senate inquiry into universal access to reproductive healthcare, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners said there were significant barriers to reproductive care, particularly in rural and remote communities.
Continued: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/22/peak-gp-group-urges-australia-wide-reform-to-abortion-and-contraception-access