Chris Bayly is Senior Clinical Adviser, Women’s Health, at the Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne. She is a gynaecologist with a clinical background across the fertility spectrum including infertility care, contraception and unintended pregnancy. She has interests in public health, health services research, policy, advocacy and project work. She has been actively involved in advocacy and service development to implement medical abortion with mifepristone in Australia when this is the best option for women.