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Regional women seeking an abortion will find it even tougher to access clinics, with the closure a number of regional clinics.

The leading national abortion organisation Marie Stopes Australia, recently closed its Townsville, Rockhampton, Southport, and Newcastle clinics due to financial pressures.

This means that regional women will have to travel further for abortions, which is already such a stigmatised and often inaccessible health care service.