Abortion access in Ontario rose to over 90% after the pill was approved: study
- Access to abortion services in Ontario increased from 37% in 2017 to 91% in 2022 following the approval of Mifegymiso, according to research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
- The study found that Mifegymiso accounted for 56% of abortions in 2022, a significant increase from 8% in 2017.
- Despite improvements in medical abortion access, local access to surgical abortion services decreased from 22% in 2017 to 18% in 2022, as noted by Laura Schummers, the study's lead author.
- TK Pritchard emphasized the need for increased support for both medical and surgical abortion services to ensure comprehensive care for patients.
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New Study Shows Grief is More Common Than Relief After Abortion
Following an abortion, grief is much more common, and more intensely felt, than relief, according to a new study of a random sample of American women. These new findings starkly contradict the claim of Planned Parenthood that “Over 95% of people who have had abortions say that they mostly felt relief after their abortion.” Compared to women who had miscarriages or other natural pregnancy losses, women who had abortions had similar levels of grie…

Abortion access in Ontario rose to over 90% after the pill was approved: study
A new study finds that access to abortion services expanded greatly in the five years after the abortion pill was approved and pharmacies began dispensing it in Ontario.
Local access to abortion services expanded with mifepristone in community pharmacies, Canadian study finds
Before 2017, abortions were generally performed as procedures in fewer than 100 hospitals and clinics mostly in urban centers, leading to delayed care, particularly for people living in rural areas. Medication abortions, mainly via off-label use of methotrexate, were infrequent.
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