Mandatory three-day wait to access abortion care is 'inappropriate' and 'patronising', top doctor says
The mandatory three-day wait between seeing a doctor and accessing abortion care is “inappropriate", "patronising" and “paternalistic”, a top doctor has said.
“Of the remaining 447 clients for whom the outcome is known, 97.5% accessed abortion care after the mandatory three-day wait. “Within this sample, 25 clients were ineligible for continued abortion care, because they experienced a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy or had a negative pregnancy test at their first consultation. The waiting period was therefore not relevant in these cases.”
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