Primary care providers play an integral part in medical abortion access, but many barriers are preventing uptake of medical abortion provision.
Annika Howells
Issue 25 / 30 June 2025
Access to safe and affordable abortion is essential health care and a human right.
Medical abortion — via administration of the combined mifepristone–misoprostol regimen (MS-2 Step) — is becoming more accessible, thanks to increased access via telehealth models and subsidisation in the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
However, medical abortion is still not widely available in primary care, and geographic and financial barriers remain.