Table 2.

Minnesota Primary Care Clinicians’* Experience with Abortion-Related Care (n = 162)

Question	Response Options	n (%)
Do you currently provide medication abortion in your practice?	Yes	13 (8%)
	I don't, but others in my practice do	20 (12.3%)
	No	126 (77.8%)
	I’m not sure	3 (1.9%)
Have you provided any prenatal care within the last year?	Yes	92 (56.8%)
Have you provided any prenatal care within the last year?	No	70 (43.2%)
Have you provided any miscarriage management care within the last year?	Yes	85 (52.5%)
	No	77 (47.5%)
Do you currently prescribe mifepristone and/or misoprostol in your practice for other types of care besides abortion (e.g., early pregnancy loss)?	Yes	62 (38.3%)
	I don't, but others in my practice do	28 (17.3%)
	No	71 (43.8%)
	I’m not sure	1 (0.6%)
Do you feel confident that you have the knowledge to care for patients seeking medication abortion?	1 Very confident	30 (18.5%)
	2 Moderately confident	48 (29.6%)
	3 Slightly confident	21 (13%)
	4 Neither confident nor unconfident	17 (10.5%)
	5 Slightly unconfident	11 (6.8%)
	6 Moderately unconfident	16 (9.9%)
	7 Very unconfident	19 (11.7%)
	0 Don’t know	0 (0%)
To what extent do you support the use of medication abortion as an abortion method when indicated?	1 Very supportive	112 (69.1%)
	2 Moderately supportive	14 (8.6%)
	3 Slightly supportive	6 (3.7%)
	4 Neither supportive nor unsupportive	2 (1.2%)
	5 Slightly unsupportive	0 (0%)
	6 Moderately unsupportive	6 (3.7%)
	7 Very unsupportive	20 (12.3%)
	0 Don’t know	2 (1.2%)

Data shown are from an online survey about interest in and barriers to prescribing medication abortion conducted in 2023.
* Clinicians: those with the legal ability to prescribe medication abortion in Minnesota (MD, DO, CNM, PA, NP).
Abbreviations: DO, doctor of osteopathic medicine studies; MD, doctor of medicine; NP, nurse practitioner; PA, physician assistant; CNM, certified nurse midwives.