With an eye toward bolstering access to care, the state's top public health official has recommended incorporating abortion care within primary care, a sector that state leaders hope to stabilize as residents struggle to connect with providers and often face long waits for appointments.

In a new report, the Department of Public Health and Commissioner Dr. Robert Goldstein wrote that, "Abortion care, particularly medication abortion and early procedural abortion, is a common medical practice that can and should be integrated into primary care."

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"However, abortion care is often siloed away from primary care services, stigmatizing abortion and decreasing its availability," the report continues.

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