We are ignoring the sex lives of women in rural Australia and they are paying the price

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SMH, 11 March 2018 — 2:59 pm

Every day rural women, particularly adolescent girls, face considerable barriers to seeking family planning services like contraception and safe abortions, STD treatment, and gynaecology appointments.

The consequences of inaccessibility are evident in the numbers: teenage pregnancy is declining in Australia overall, but is still disproportionately high in regional towns.

By J Pope

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