A small but influential number of medical practitioners are leaving pregnant women unable to access abortion in many parts of the state
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A small but influential number of medical practitioners who either actively obstruct abortion care or who are uninterested in providing it are leaving women unable to access abortion in many parts of rural New South Wales, a study has found.
It has led to informal and often underground networks of health workers providing information and access to abortion care to patients, the study found, with these providers burning out due to high demand and attitudes toward them.
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