Pro-Life Group Says Expanding Abortion Access Puts Women’s Lives at Risk

Qualified nurses and midwives, not just doctors, in Queensland can now perform medical abortions with the drug MS2-Step. The policy, which came into effect on Sep. 3, is aimed at increasing abortion access in rural and regional areas. The move means medical professionals can now prescribe MS-2 Step, which consists of two drugs—mifepristone and misoprostol—and can be taken up to 63 days’ gestation. Mary Collier, CEO of Right to Life Australia, questioned the benefit of widening access to the procedure. “In rural and remote areas limited or no access to emergency health care—not uncommon in outback Queensland—may potentially place patients’ health at risk,” she told The Epoch Times....