Queensland passes law to allow nurses to provide abortion pills amid strong opposition from LNP

Nurses and midwives will be allowed to dispense MS-2 Step as state grapples with ‘postcode lottery’ for women’s healthcare

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Laws allowing nurses to provide pregnancy termination medication have passed parliament despite strong opposition from Queensland’s Liberal National party.

Nurses and midwives will be allowed to dispense the drug, MS-2 Step, in a bid to bridge barriers to abortion access as the state grapples with a “postcode lottery”.

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