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Jack Gramenz and Alex Mitchell

Medical access to expand to remove 'abortion deserts'

NSW is amending abortion laws to make it easier for women to access treatment in regional areas. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Abortion access in Australia's most populous state will expand, allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe drugs to terminate pregnancies.

NSW parliament's lower house on Wednesday passed an amended bill put up by Greens MP Amanda Cohn to address "abortion deserts" in the state and remove barriers to women in areas outside major cities.

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