Women in regional and rural NSW seek medical abortion at more than double the rate of city women

Remote areas saw the highest relative rates of patient prescriptions across NSW, higher than national rates and more than double that of major cities in NSW.

Patient prescription rates are calculated per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 49. Figures for remote NSW were suppressed in 2019, due to a low number of patients or providers.
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