Australia

01 Nov

Anti-abortion campaigner Joanna Howe banned from parts of South Australia’s parliament over alleged ‘threatening’ tactics

MollyInternational, Latest NewsAnti-abortion, anti-abortion activist, Anti-Choice, Australia, banned, parliament, threatening tactics

“Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe has been banned from parts of South Australia's upper house, with parliament told she allegedly insulted, intimidated and threatened MPs on the night of a vote about late-term abortion law. Dr Howe has hit back at the ban, calling it a "total abuse of power" which she would "strongly contest going forward"….”

21 Aug

‘I was shocked’: Australian Catholic hospitals refuse to provide birth control and abortion

SaintInternational, Latest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Care, Abortion Rights, Australia, Birth Control, Catholic, Healthcare, International, Miscarriage, Pregnancy loss, Public Health

"Publicly funded hospitals are using the cover of religion to opt out of providing reproductive care - and experts say it has created a ‘postcode lottery’ for access to services When Sarah*, a Melbourne mother, was pregnant with her second child, her GP gave her a surprising warning: if she had any serious complications, concerns about the viability of the pregnancy or believed she might be miscarrying, she should go to the Royal women’s hospital rather than the Mercy hospital for women, where she was planning to deliver the baby. The reason, the GP told her, was that the Mercy…