More than 40 per cent of pregnant people seeking help from a counselling service have been exposed to violence, and barriers to abortion have led women to self-harm, a new study finds.
abc.net.au/news/abortion-barriers-lead-women-to-self-harm-study-finds/101360646More than 40 per cent of pregnant people seeking help from a counselling service had been exposed to violence, and barriers to abortion have led women to self-harm, a new study has found.
Researchers analysed almost 2,000 de-identified client records collected by pregnancy counselling service Children by Choice between December 2018 and June 2020. Study co-author Judith Dean from UQ's School of Public Health told the ABC that they found decriminalisation to have some impact on accessibility but there were still a lot of other barriers that needed addressing."Anybody would be concerned that women still don't have equity and access and I think the findings from our studies certainly support that.
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