Health South Australia moves to modernise abortion laws in the state The proposed legislation in South Australia would remove abortion entirely from criminal law, treating it only as a health issue.
News & Views Getting an abortion just got harder, thanks to the coronavirus. Here’s what we can do better The coronavirus crisis has starkly revealed the patchy & precarious provision of abortion in Australia, deepening existing inequalities in access.
News & Views ‘Trust women, pass the bill’: 1000 gather for pro-choice rally on Saturday Protestors chanted ‘trust women, support the bill’ and ‘no amendments!’ throughout the pro-choice rally in Sydney’s Hyde Park on Saturday.
News & Views ‘Abortion is not a crime. In fact, it’s normal’: Jane Caro ’40 years ago, as the result of contraception failure, I had an abortion. I have never felt ashamed about the choice I made.’
News & Views Liberal MPs threaten move to crossbench over abortion amendments Tanya Davies and Kevin Conolly have told the NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian they will remove themselves from the party room if amendments are not passed.
News & Views If successful, the NSW abortion vote isn’t the end of the fight for reproductive freedom. It’s just the beginning. The future of women’s reproductive freedom hangs in the balance. The abortion laws being debated in New South Wales are just the beginning.
News & Views #ArrestUs: 60 women who had abortions urge authorities to arrest them in NSW 60 women who had ‘illegal’ abortions have challenged authorities to #ArrestUs ahead of the NSW parliament debating a decriminalisation bill today.
News & Views ‘Time for change’: NSW finally set to decriminalise abortion This week, MP Alex Greenwich will introduce the ‘Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill’ which aims to decriminalise abortion in NSW
News & Views Alabama woman charged with the death of her fetus after being shot An Alabaman woman was charged with fetal manslaughter after she was involved in a fight which saw her shot in the stomach, resulting in a miscarriage.
Politics Peter Dutton has accused women of making false rape and abortion claims to get to Australia. It’s unforgivable Peter Dutton laid down some staggering claims when he accused a number of women on Nauru of fabricating rape allegations to get into the country.
News & Views Our silencing of women politicians should have prepared us for Alabama’s backflip on abortion laws Last week in the US, a group of 25 white, male Republican senators voted to pass anti-abortion laws in Alabama restricting abortion in all cases.
News & Views Alabama passes the most restrictive abortion law in US history On Tuesday, Alabama’s state senate voted to outlaw abortion in the US state entirely. The legislation was passed on a vote of 25-6.
