U.S. Primary Care Clinic Staff Attitudes Toward Providing Medication Abortion.

StudyWomen's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health· Oct 2026

U.S. Primary Care Clinic Staff Attitudes Toward Providing Medication Abortion.

Silpa Srinivasulu, Meredith Manze, Rory Tito, Heidi E Jones

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Nonclinician staff had lower odds of finding medication abortion implementation acceptable.

U.S. Primary Care Clinic Staff Attitudes Toward Providing Medication Abortion.

Silpa Srinivasulu … Heidi E Jones

Women's health issues · Oct 2026

Background

We assessed pre-intervention staff attitudes toward providing medication abortion (medication abortion) in 10 clinics participating in a program to adopt medication abortion into primary care.

Methods

In 2024, staff medication abortion "champions" from 10 organizations in eight states administered our online survey to staff at clinics preparing to introduce medication abortion (N = 888).

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Results

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Nonclinician staff had lower odds of accepting medication abortion implementation

More results

A total of 711 responded (80.0%); 446 met eligibility criteria.

Most (86.2%) believed medication abortion belongs in primary care, but fewer (34.6%) were ready to implement it.

Perceived benefits included increasing access (50.3%), aligning with primary care (36.9%), and promoting reproductive autonomy (10.7%).

More results

Concerns included safety risks (31.6%), lack of training (28.4%), and staff opposition (17.8%).

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Many primary care staff are supportive of offering medication abortion, although they have concerns that should be identified and addressed.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

Organizations should consider thoughtful implementation planning, training, and education to prepare staff and shift culture.

U.S. Primary Care Clinic Staff Attitudes Toward Providing Medication Abortion.

U.S. Primary Care Clinic Staff Attitudes Toward Providing Medication Abortion.

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