Women going without food to pay for abortions: study

By Rania Spooner
Updated February 9 2017 - 1:08pm, first published January 23 2017 - 12:15am
Out of about 1500 women who answered a question about whether they had to forgo necessities to pay for an abortion, 35 per cent said they had.
Out of about 1500 women who answered a question about whether they had to forgo necessities to pay for an abortion, 35 per cent said they had.
It was hoped abortion pill RU486, also known as mifepristone, would make the choice more accessible. Photo: James Alcock
It was hoped abortion pill RU486, also known as mifepristone, would make the choice more accessible. Photo: James Alcock

Women are forgoing food and delaying bills to pay for abortions as costs remain in the hundreds of dollars despite the introduction of an abortion drug, a national study reveals.