Friday 28 August 2026
JOHANNESBURG - Three women will spend the weekend behind bars after they were arrested for the alleged theft and illegal sale of termination-of-pregnancy medication.
It is alleged that the stolen medication was sold to women waiting in the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) queue at Stretford Community Health Centre in Orange Farm, Johannesburg.
Continued: https://www.enca.com/news/three-women-nabbed-alleged-illegal-sale-abortion-pills
3 August 2026
Many Australian women are struggling to access early medication abortion because of where they live, despite more GP’s offering the option.
A study led by Flinders University and published in the journal BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, shows inequities in access to medication abortion in Australia compared to similar procedures overseas.
Medication abortion, otherwise known as medical abortion, is a non-surgical and less invasive option for ending pregnancy in its early stages, within the first nine weeks.
Despite a legal change, mifepristone remains inaccessible, leaving little option but to an immunosuppressant that takes weeks to work.
July 31, 2026
More than five years after the Constitutional Court of Korea ruled the country's abortion ban unconstitutional, legislation governing abortion remains stalled, leaving women who cannot legally obtain mifepristone, best known as the "abortion pill," to turn to less certain alternatives for terminating pregnancies.
One such alternative is methotrexate (MTX), an immunosuppressant typically used for cancer therapy.
“I learned about medical abortion while searching online communities, and received an MTX injection, but the pregnancy has not yet been completely terminated," said Choi, a woman in her 30s who received the MTX shot on July 14 to terminate her pregnancy at four weeks.
By Stephanie Gardiner
July 21 2026
More Australian women are accessing medical terminations, but a resurgence in the anti-abortion movement threatens rural patients already forced to seek care on the quiet, experts say.
The number of women accessing abortion pills through GPs rose from one in 10,000 to more than two in 1000 between 2014 and 2021, according to research led by Flinders University.
The analysis used data from more than 400 general practices across Australia, tracking more than one million women.
Continued: https://www.thesenior.com.au/story/9315309/experts-warn-abortion-fear-mongering-risks-rural-care/
21 July 2026
By Alyssa Talakovski
While medication abortion provision has expanded, the overall proportion of general practices offering it remains low, new research shows.
Medical abortions (MAs) through GPs rose twentyfold between 2014 and 2021 despite the fact that fewer than one in three general practices offered the service at all, researchers say.
The Flinders University-led study, published in BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health, examined MA provision among females aged 14-49 from 2014 to 2021 across six states and territories – excluding SA and NT, where abortion was legal only at approved centres during that period.
Continued: https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/gp-abortion-care-still-falling-short/127480
June 9, 2026
Guttmacher Institute
Pharmacists in Ethiopia can develop the skills and knowledge to provide medication abortion and pharmacies have the potential to be essential hubs for safe and confidential abortion care, but most pharmacies and other drug sellers lack the stock of medications needed. These are among the key findings of new studies released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, the St. Paul’s Institute for Reproductive Health and Rights (SPIRHR) and Ipas.
By Annie Burns-Pieper
April 10, 2026
NELSON, B.C. - Health-care providers in British Columbia and Ontario say websites are offering unauthorized and potentially dangerous abortion pills from India by mail and in person. The services are targeting newcomers, uninsured people, and those with low health-care literacy, they say.
While medical abortion is legal in Canada, abortion medication, like other pharmaceuticals, must be approved by Health Canada and prescribed by a doctor or nurse practitioner (or midwife in Quebec). The services, which are being offered through websites and WhatsApp, provide imported medication of unknown quality, without a prescription or medical supervision.
06 Mar. 2026
The introduction of abortion medication in Korea remains delayed amid disagreements among government ministries, even seven years after the Constitutional Court ruled the country’s abortion ban unconstitutional. Disputes over legal authority in particular have stalled discussions on allowing the drugs, according to Rep. Nam In-soon of the ruling Democratic Party.
The court struck down Korea's abortion ban in 2019 and ordered lawmakers to revise related laws, but the government and National Assembly have yet to establish a legal framework governing abortion procedures and medication.
March 5, 2026
D. Yaw Atiglo, Charlotte Abra Esime Ofori
Ghana’s abortion law is relatively liberal. Abortion is legally permitted in the first trimester when a pregnancy endangers the mother’s life or physical or mental health, or when it is due to rape or incest. Thus, medication abortion has become more widely available.
Medication abortion involves the use of mifepristone and misoprostol pills which stop pregnancy and enable the uterus to expel it naturally. When used correctly and with proper guidance it is an acceptable, effective and safe method.
Michael Carrette, Caroline de Costa, Philip Goldstone, Mukesh Haikerwal
Issue 6 / 16 February 2026
February 2026 marks the twentieth anniversary of the overturning of the Harradine Amendment by the Federal Parliament in 2006. Thanks to the efforts of many people across the country, this parliamentary action opened the way for a cascade of reforms in abortion care for Australian women.
The 1996 Amendment to the 1989 Therapeutic Goods Act was a political measure initiated by Brian Harradine, independent senator for Tasmania, who held the balance of power in the Senate during the Howard government and who was a hostile opponent of abortion. At the time, mifepristone (better known then as RU486) had been used in Australia only for a small clinical trial by Monash professor David Healy. Harradine made a deal with then Prime Minister, John Howard — he would support Howard’s bill to privatise Telstra and in return Howard would bring in legislation forbidding the import, manufacture or use of mifepristone in Australia without the express permission of the Health Minister. The Amendment was passed and had the effect of completely blocking efforts to introduce mifepristone for medical abortion in Australia, despite increasing use of mifepristone in many overseas countries and its proven safety.
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