Australia's Abortion-Pill Access Widens After 2023 Rule Change

Pharmacies stocking MS-2 Step — the two-drug abortion pill (mifepristone and misoprostol) — rose 49% two years after Australia eased prescribing rules in 2023, a La Trobe-led study in JAMA Network Open reports. Stockists grew from 2,228 to 4,107 by mid-2025, covering 1,292 postcodes, up from 915.