Medical abortions will be made more accessible in Australia after the medical regulator on Tuesday announced the easing of restrictions.
Under the changes, announced by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) , prescribers and chemists dispensing MS-2 Step will no longer require special certification or registration to do so, reports Xinhua news agency.
It means that the medicine, which is used to terminate a pregnancy up to nine weeks of gestation, will be able to be prescribed by all general practitioners (GPs).
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Only 10 per cent of GPs in Australia and 30 pe rcent of pharmacists were specially registered to dispense MS-2 Step, significantly restricting access to the drug.
A representative group the Royal Australian College of GPs said the changes were a logical step but warned it would take time to boost the number of prescribers of MS-2 Step.
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Abortion law in Australia varies across states and territories.
It is legal in all states and territories under certain circumstances, and must be done by a registered medical professional.
In most states and territories, it is illegal to protest within 150 metres of a clinic or service that provides abortions.
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