Some women are having to travel hundreds of kilometres to reach clinics, with just 10 per cent of Australian GPs registered to provide medical abortions. 9News
while others in rural communities are battling a "postcode lottery" to access the critical health service.free medical and surgical abortions would be provided for residents from early next yearAffordability greatly improves access to the service, but there are still significant barriers for those living in rural and remote parts of the country.
Abortion rights were thrust into the forefront of conversation when the United States' Supreme Court overturned the country's landmark 1973 Roe v Wade decision this year.have the legal right to have an abortion but there are many different factors that can contribute to how accessible the medical procedure is.
"We know though with whatever legislation there is in Australia, that we have seen there has been general access to to termination of pregnancy over the past couple of years," she said.Explosion of protests erupt across US after abortion rights ruling"The most difficult thing, is that the information isn't available for a lot of places and it's not something you look up until you actually need it," she said.
"Some GPs you walk into and ask about abortion, or for information on access, you can get looks," she said."That has huge impacts for people's ability and confidence in asking another GP."Late last year, family planning organisation Marie StopesIn a statement, the organisation cited financial difficulties were behind the difficult decision.
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