The Endless Battle Over Women's Bodies
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SBS News
- Mar 4, 2021
'Historic day for women' as abortion officially decriminalised in SA
South Australia is the latest Australian jurisdiction to formally decriminalise abortion, after the state's upper house ticked off new...
ABC News
- Nov 11, 2020
Protesting outside SA abortion clinics has been outlawed as new laws pass Parliament
Protesting outside South Australian abortion clinics has been outlawed after new laws passed the Upper House in State Parliament late...
Emma Boulton
- Sep 27, 2020
A Call to Action for Australian Women on this 2020 International Safe Abortion Day!
Dr Boulton asks for support in petitioning the federal government to keep access for all Australian women to teleabortion
AO Team
- Sep 25, 2020
Please Sign Our Petition: Minister Hunt, Keep Telehealth Accessible!
Women across Australia have been denied access to Medicare funded telehealth if they dont meet certain strict criteria. This adds insult...
AO Team
- Sep 25, 2020
What is Your Vision: The Future of Abortion Care in Australia - ZOOM EVENT: 7pm, 28 Sept
Gina Rushton will be chatting to health consumers with lived experience, abortion care providers, advocates, policymakers and you the...
AO Team
- Sep 24, 2020
International Campaign for Women's Right to Safe Abortion - Safe Abortion Day 2020
The theme for International Safe Abortion Day, 28 September 2020 is “Self-Managed Abortion”... and we're of course 100% on board! The...
Medical Journal of Australia
- Sep 20, 2020
Early medical abortion: telehealth restrictions discriminatory
Telehealth restrictions introduced by the federal Dept of Health on 20 July discriminate against women seeking early medical abortion...
ABC News
- Sep 14, 2020
Women in regional NSW finding access to abortion tougher during coronavirus pandemic
When 23yr old Hayley* had an unplanned pregnancy, she discovered how difficult it can be for women in regional NSW to get an abortion
The Feed - SBS
- Sep 6, 2020
'Devastating': Rural Women are Struggling to Access Abortion Services During the Pandemic
The pandemic has reinforced existing barriers for rural and regional women when it comes to termination services. There are fears some...
Medical Journal of Australia
- Aug 23, 2020
Telehealth changes risk sexual and reproductive health delivery
In this article, Associate Professor Deborah Bateston, Medical Director of Family Planning NSW, discusses the issues surrounding the...
AO Team
- Jul 20, 2020
Telehealth roll-backs are short-sighted and dangerous
This opinion piece by Dr Catriona Melville in the Sydney Morning Herald today is well worth the read... and we couldn't agree more!
Gina Rushton
- Jul 16, 2020
Telehealth has improved abortion access for women around Australia. We can't let it lapse
A dearth of political leadership means abortion drugs remain inaccessible, unsafe and unaffordable for many women. "Until there is a...
International Campaign for Safe Abortion
- Jul 14, 2020
To what extent have abortion services not been available since the Covid-19 pandemic began, & why?
Answering this question has been the subject of much attention in the media since the Covid-19 pandemic began...
Gina Rushton
- Jul 7, 2020
The government has improved abortion access during the pandemic. We're fighting to keep it that way!
To help women safely access abortion services via telehealth, the government needs to do nothing!
Gina Rushton
- Jun 1, 2020
The fight for reproductive rights isn’t over in Australia until there’s equity in access
Abortion may be disappearing from criminal codes across Australia, but a lack of access to providers means the fight is far from over....
The Conversation
- May 11, 2020
Getting an abortion just got harder, thanks to the coronavirus. Here’s what we can do better
The COVID-19 crisis has revealed the patchy and precarious provision of abortion in Australia, deepening existing inequalities in access.
