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Registered community pharmacists were recruited through convenience sampling via direct email to pharmacies and professional social media platforms to complete a 19-item online survey. Data were analysed in SPSS to using descriptive statistics, non-parametric tests, and logistic regression to examine factors associated with willingness to dispense MS-2 Step.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Key findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Two hundred thirty-four registered community pharmacists were recruited from all states\/territories in Australia with the majority working full-time (47.9%) and practicing for 1\u20135\u00a0years (30.8%). The main perceived benefit to the service was increased accessibility to medical abortion for women (69.5%), while a key barrier to the provision of the service was the lack of sufficient training\/education for pharmacists (29.5%). Participants also expressed wanting to expand their scope of practice but being restricted by work constraints\/pressures. Cultural and religious beliefs were also identified as a barrier to providing the service (26.1%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study revealed that most pharmacists are willing to provide medical abortion to reduce burden on the healthcare system and increase accessibility. 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