Victorian doctors call for better abortion access, with US set to overturn Roe v Wade
ABC"My heart sank," Amanda Kelly said. Key points: The US Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v Wade, which grants Americans the constitutional right to an abortion Victorian doctors are warning Australia should seek to increase abortion access They say access to the medical procedure is inequitable across the state, with patients in the regions facing more barriers The chief executive of Women's Health Goulburn North East was aimlessly scrolling on her phone when she read the news. Board director of the Rural Doctors Association of Victoria and chair of the rural maternity services working group, Louise Manning, said abortion access was "definitely not equitable" across the state. Contraception training gaps Dr Manning said there were also not enough regional women's health professional's "adequately trained" and confident in inserting reversible forms of long-acting contraception, including intrauterine devices. Dr Manning said she had also heard stories from colleagues of "patients who have had to go through abortion services because they didn't have access to a person who could put an IUD in".
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