"They made me go through like weeks of appointments and everything": Documenting women's experiences seeking abortion care in Yukon territory, Canada.

CONCLUSION: Efforts to streamline the process of obtaining an abortion and providing women with more information at the first point of contact would improve service access and quality. Mifepristone has the potential to improve access for rural and remote populations, reduce wait times and alleviate privacy concerns, but only if the medication abortion regimen is affordable and available at a range of service delivery points and provision requirements are aligned with the global evidence.
IMPLICATIONS: By documenting women's experiences, the identified barriers and outlined suggestions for improvement offer realistic avenues through which current abortion services in Yukon Territory can be modified in order to increase access. This study highlights future reproductive health care initiatives that warrant prioritization in Canada's North.
PMID: 27373541 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Rural Remote Health - October 25, 2016 Category: Rural Health Authors: Cano JK, Foster AM Tags: Contraception Source Type: research