News & Views Leaked US supreme court opinion would overturn Roe v. Wade An initial leaked draft opinion suggests the United States Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v Wade.
News & Views ‘You are killing women’: Senator Karen Berg slams Kentucky’s restrictive abortion bill Kentucky senator Karen Berg has told her senate colleagues that legislation put forward to ban abortion is a “medical sham” that will endanger women’s lives.
News & Views Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Texas governor’s ‘deep ignorance’ on abortion law & ‘biology 101’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed Texas governor Greg Abbott’s “deep ignorance”, after he defended the state’s extreme abortion law.
Health Mexico’s Supreme Court votes to decriminalise abortion The court unanimously ruled that criminalising abortion is unconstitutional, paving the way for the legalisation of abortion across Mexico.
Women's Health News ‘All options exhausted’: Regional QLD will lose key abortion care with Maries Stopes closures Marie Stopes has announced it’s no longer financially viable to continue to offer abortion services in regional Queensland clinics.
News & Views Nurse led care is critical for women seeking abortions in regional Australia The scarcity of trained abortion providers is a national shame that adversely affects rural and regional women, writes Fiona Patten & Jamal Hakim.
Politics Amanda Stoker’s MO isn’t about championing women. Not even a little bit. Assistant Minister for Women, Amanda Stoker will be a headline speaker at an anti-abortion and anti-euthanasia rally in Brisbane on Saturday.
News & Views 10 reasons women everywhere hope Trump will be shown the White House door Donald Trump has persistently hacked at the rights of women. We hope this is his one and only term as US President.
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.’