"Women have been turned away from public hospitals for termination services and have not been able to access or afford to go to a private clinic,"Ms Plibersek said.
"Choosing to terminate a pregnancy is difficult enough. Forcing a woman to travel long distances or interstate to access surgical services can dramatically increase the emotional and financial burden."
The next Commonwealth-state hospital funding agreement is due to begin in mid-2020 and run until 2025.
About one quarter of Australian women will access an abortion service across their reproductive lives,says family planning organisation Marie Stopes Australia. It also estimates between 0 and 10 per cent of abortion services are provided by public hospitals,depending on the state.
"Provision[of terminations] in hospitals in quite sporadic,"Marie Stopes acting chief executive Jamal Hakim said.
Under its National Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy,Labor says it would review the Medicare rebate associated with medical terminations"to address access and affordability issues". Labor says while the drug RU486 itself can cost as little as $6.40,associated scans,appointments and blood tests put the average out of pocket cost for a medical termination at close to $600.