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Slow implementation of mifepristone medical termination of pregnancy in Quebec, Canada: a qualitative investigation

Édith Guilbert, Marie-Soleil Wagner, Sarah Munro, Elizabeth Wilcox, Sheila Dunn, Judith A. Soon, Courtney Devane, Wendy V. Norman

2020The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care26 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Despite ideological support, mifepristone MTOP uptake in Quebec is slow and laborious, mainly due to restrictive medical policies, vested interests in surgical provision and administrative inertia.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineMifepristoneMisoprostolFamily medicineMedical educationAbortionPregnancyGeneticsBiologyMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsReproductive Health and ContraceptionAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy