Journal Editorial Report: He makes abortion the No. 1 item for the next Congress, but beware the details. Image: Evan Vucci/Associated Press Click here to watch on News.com.au ..read more

Civil rights and reproductive justice groups in the United States say that the Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade 'has created a health care crisis in America'. U-S Vice President Kamala Harris has joined a meeting in Washington to chart the abortion landscape. Listen to the report on SBS ..read more

Texas has just restricted a woman’s ability to access an abortion, making abortion illegal if you have been pregnant longer than six weeks. Now the Biden administration is suing the Texas government, claiming the new abortion law is unconstitutional. In effect, Texas overturned the landmark decision in Roe vs Wade, where the US Supreme Court ruled that the United States’ Constitution protects a pregnant woman’s liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction. Read the full Article ..read more

South Australia is the latest Australian jurisdiction to formally decriminalise abortion, after the state's upper house ticked off new laws. The passage of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill on Tuesday came after the lower house in February passed the legislation 29 votes to 15. It was then sent back to the upper house for final approval, which has now occurred. Read the Full Article >> ..read more

Protesting outside South Australian abortion clinics has been outlawed after new laws passed the Upper House in State Parliament late last night. The bill, which was passed about 10:00pm on Wednesday, makes it an offence to protest within 150 metres of an abortion clinic. ,Read the Full Article >>> ..read more

https://youtu.be/-fV1OeQurIQ Dr Emma Boulton requests your support by signing the SPHERE campaign to help petition the federal government to keep access for all Australian women to medical abortion via telehealth during the Pandemic and beyond. Abortion care in Australia is fragmented and unavailable to many women, particularly those who are already disadvantaged by living in rural/regional/remote areas. COVID has provided an opportunity to transform the way we deliver some primary care services. Face to face care is considered to be the gold standard, but what if you are in lockdown? What if ..read more

Women across Australia have been denied access to Medicare funded telehealth if they dont meet certain strict criteria. This adds insult to injury for women already suffering hardship with the pandemic. Help us rectify this wrong by signing the petition. To Health Minister Greg Hunt,  We urge you to reinstate Medicare Benefits Schedule item numbers for sexual and reproductive telehealth services, including medical termination of pregnancy, STI consultations and HIV prevention treatment. ,,Click here to find out more & sign the petition >> ..read more

Gina Rushton will be chatting to health consumers with lived experience, abortion care providers, advocates, policymakers and you the audience about what the future of abortion care should and could look like in Australia.  This event will be exploring the Australian abortion landscape, recognising that each State and Territory has it's own legal, cultural and practice context. ,,Find out more and Book Tickets (FREE) >> ..read more

The theme for International Safe Abortion Day, 28 September 2020 is “Self-Managed Abortion”... and we're of course 100% on board! The International Campaign for Women's Right to Safe Abortion is calling on all countries to set aside laws and policies that are restricting access to safe abortion, and allow telemedicine and self-managed abortion in line with World Health Organization guidance. This International NGO is calling on all States to acknowledge that abortion is essential health care, respect, protect and fulfil women’s reproductive rights, support women’s autonomy over ..read more

Telehealth restrictions introduced by the federal Department of Health on 20 July2020 discriminate against women seeking early medical abortion (EMA), making an already hard to access procedure even more out of reach. Professor Danielle Mazza, Head of the Department of General Practice at Monash University, told InSight+ that telehealth offers an opportunity to address limited access to EMA during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Read the Full Article >> ..read more