Study finds significant expansion in Ontario abortion access post-pill approval

April 7, 2025, 2:11 pm

A new study has found that following the approval and subsequent dispensing of the abortion pill during 2017, access to abortion services in Ontario soared to over 90%. The research highlights how pharmaceutical innovation combined with policy changes dramatically improved reproductive health access, reshaping the landscape of women’s health services in the province.

citynews.ca / Abortion access in Ontario rose to over 90% after the pill was approved: study

A study finds that abortion access in Ontario greatly expanded over five years after the abortion pill was approved and pharmacies started dispensing it, addressing the limited access seen in 2017.

globalnews.ca / 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.

winnipegfreepress.com / Abortion access in Ontario rose to over 90% after the pill was approved: study

theglobeandmail.com / Access to abortion services in Ontario substantially increased in five years after mifepristone made available, study finds

New research sheds light on how the drug, made available in Canada in 2017, affected access in the country’s most populous province

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