Changes in local access to mifepristone dispensed by community pharmacies for medication abortion in Ontario: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study
Access to medication abortion across Ontario increased substantially within 5 years of mifepristone's availability as a normally prescribed and dispensed medication. This regulatory approach appears successful for achieving widespread access to local abortion services.
Authors
- Michael R. Law (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5637-6053)
- Elizabeth Darling
- Sheila Dunn
- Anastasia Gayowsky
- Wendy V. Norman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-7882)
- Peter Gozdyra
- Kimberlyn McGrail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9349-1915)
- Enav Z. Zusman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1321-5022)
- Janusz Kaczorowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8031-4864)
- Laura Schummers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3536-0498)
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.241505
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64