World Arizona supreme court rules near-total abortion ban from the 1800s is enforceable The US state of Arizona has ruled that a 160-year-old near total abortion ban is enforceable, making abortion care a felony crime.
News & Views ‘I need to not be pregnant anymore’: Arizona senator’s plea to lawmakers on abortion A state Senator in the United States has shared with her colleagues the reasons she is choosing to terminate her pregnancy this week.
News & Views Joe Biden commits to $200m investment into women’s health research President of the United States Joe Biden has pledged to invest $200 million USD ($304 million AUD) into research on women’s health.
World France becomes first country to enshrine abortion rights into the constitution France is the first country to enshrine abortion into its constitution. The move is in direct response to the US reversal of Roe v Wade.
News & Views New research finds women faced higher rates of unplanned pregnancies in 2022 Northern Rivers floods The February 2022 floods in northern NSW saw women experiencing higher rates of unplanned or unwanted pregnancies, new research has found.
News & Views Pope Francis called surrogacy ‘deplorable’ – but the reasons why women and parents choose surrogacy are complex and defy simple labels Surrogacy can exploit women, but others may choose to be involved for altruistic reasons. A scholar points out that surrogacy’s ethical value is dependent upon the people and systems who use it.
Politics US woman could face a year of prison after suffering a miscarriage A woman in the US has been charged with abuse of a corpse after miscarrying her foetus at 21 weeks pregnant.
News & Views Abortion decriminalised in WA in landmark law reform The WA parliament passed a landmark bill on Wednesday evening, removing legal provisions of abortion from the state’s criminal code.
News & Views Mexico’s supreme court decriminalises abortion In a win for reproductive rights internationally, Mexico has decriminalised abortion nationwide removing it from the federal penal code.
Women's Health News ‘Compassion, not punishment’: British woman jailed for abortion after legal limit will be released The woman’s case has prompted thousands of protesters to call on the British government for abortion law reform.
News & Views Medical abortion pill set to become much easier to access The medical abortion pill will be easier to access under changes that will allow more doctors to prescribe it and any pharmacist to stock it.
Uncategorised Australian women’s access to abortion is a postcode lottery. Here’s what needs to change As the Senate inquiry report states, abortion is a postcode lottery. Many women don’t know how to get an abortion or where to go.
