More Australian Pharmacies Carry the Abortion Pill

Australian pharmacies keeping MS-2 Step on shelves — two pills, mifepristone and misoprostol, that end an early pregnancy — rose 49% two years after rules were eased in 2023, La Trobe researchers reported in JAMA Network Open. Stockists grew from 2,228 to 4,107 by mid-2025, reaching 1,292 postal areas, up from 915.