‘Service deserts’ affect those in high-disadvantage regional districts most, Women’s Health Victoria study says
Victoria’s health minister Mary-Anne Thomas says complex and important work is under way to expand access to abortion in public hospitals.Victoria’s health minister Mary-Anne Thomas says complex and important work is under way to expand access to abortion in public hospitals.Seven out of 10 Victorian local government areas have no surgical abortion provider, and one in five have no medical abortion provider, a new report shows.
Of the 79 local government areas in Victoria, 53 did not have any listed surgical abortion providers, 31 did not have any medical abortion dispensing pharmacies, and 15 did not have any medical abortion providers ., a day-surgery procedure to remove the pregnancy tissue, can be performed up to 20 weeks gestation, depending on the state’s legislation.
Compared with abortion seekers living in a metropolitan low disadvantage LGA, those living in high disadvantaged metropolitan areas were 17% more likely to be over nine weeks gestational age, the report found. Those living in low disadvantaged regional areas were 200% more likely, and those living in high disadvantaged regional areas were 300% more likely.
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