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EPISODE · Aug 14, 2026 · 6 MIN

Improving access to medical abortion in rural and remote areas

from Health Report - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A recent study shows a lack of access to medical abortion care for women living in rural and remote areas, as discussed in our earlier story, Access to medical abortion still lacking.We followed up with the college that upholds best practice in rural and remote care, to see how this is being addressed.Guest/sDr Rod Martin, President, Australian College of Rural and Remote MedicineReferencesBMJ: Longitudinal trends and characteristics of medication abortion provision in Australian general practice: a national open-cohort study using Medicine Insight, 2014 to 2021

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