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One Nation wants to roll back abortion rights in Australia – and is emboldening activists seeking US-style laws

Support for Pauline Hanson’s populist party has given fresh impetus to a loose network of activists trying to chip away at reproductive rights

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s kind of whispered in corridors’: women being forced into underground abortion networks in rural NSW, study finds

Small but influential number of medical practitioners leave pregnant women unable to access terminations in many parts of the state

The Guardian - AU

ACT govt to expand free abortion scheme

It will be available in some general practices.

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Workload relief for midwives in patient ratio reforms

Midwives working in Queensland public hospitals will soon operate under patient ratios after the state's health minister tabled reforms to parliament.

AAP

‘I was shocked’: Catholic-run public hospitals refuse to provide birth control and abortion

Publicly funded Catholic hospitals across Australia 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

The Guardian - AU

ACT becomes first Australian jurisdiction to offer free universal access to abortions

The healthcare program will be available for both surgical and medical abortions up to 16 weeks’ gestation

The Guardian - AU

ACT becomes first jurisdiction to offer free abortions as Canberra patients shed light on troubling experiences

Canberrans will be able to access free surgical and medical abortions in the nation's capital, saving many women around $650. However, a survey of patients has uncovered troubling stories.

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Roe v Wade abortion case has prompted 'more action and reforms' in Australia, expert says

The head of policy for an abortion provider says the case gave Australia an opportunity to review its approach to achieving universal access by 2030, but doctors say there's still a way to go — particularly in regional areas.

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Google lifts ban on Aussie abortion ads

The Greens will push for Google to front an inquiry after the telco stopped ads for abortion services appearing on the platform, before reversing the decision.

AAP

Australian abortion and contraceptive provider’s ads banned by Google

MSI Australia has been prevented from promoting its services through paid ads on Google since 3 December

The Guardian - AU

Australians seeking pregnancy counselling report coercive pressure as poll shows support for abortion care

Research says 15% of people seeking counselling after unplanned pregnancies experience behaviour that interferes with their own decisions

The Guardian - AU

Medicare reforms are essential for creating fairer national abortion system, say advocates

Health experts are calling for Medicare item numbers for abortions and pregnancy counselling ahead of women’s safety ministers’ meeting

The Guardian - AU

Thousands march after US abortion shift

Australians take to city streets in the thousands against the US Supreme Court's Roe v Wade ruling, which has seen access to safe abortions cut across America.

AAP

Abortion access in the Northern Territory attracts praise amid global debate over Roe v Wade

Family Planning clinics in the Northern Territory typically receive "hundreds of calls every week" from women around Australia seeking an abortion, says the organisation's NT chief executive, Robin Wardle. Here's why.

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