Call for all GPs to be able to prescribe mifepristone
No reason mifepristone needs to remain a special drug, and GPs best placed offer it, write doctors
Restrictions on GPs prescribing mifepristone are pointless, undermine women’s reproductive rights and should be ditched, a leading obstetrician warns.
More than a decade ago, the Howard Government brought in laws to restrict the drug’s importation and use, and the fallout is still being felt, says Professor Caroline de Costa, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at James Cook University in Queensland.
