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Anna Noonan

Posted inHealth, Local News

Why rural women still face barriers to abortion access

blankby AAPMay 16, 2025May 20, 2025

Abortion access will improve under changes allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe drugs but other barriers remain for women in rural and regional areas.

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