Women's Forum Australia
  • About
    • About
    • Purpose and Values
    • Our People
    • Contact
  • Blog
  • Issues
    • Adoption
    • Abortion
    • Body Image - Objectification and Sexualisation
    • Violence Against Women
    • Euthanasia
    • Pornography
    • Prostitution and Trafficking
    • Surrogacy
    • Work Life Balance
  • Campaigns
    • Sign the petition to speak up for women being silenced
    • Stop domestic violence
    • Give pregnant women support and real choice
    • Sign the petition to say NO to sex-selective abortion
    • Sign this letter to help women trapped in prostitution
  • Get Involved
    • Volunteer
    • Research Fellowships
    • Write For Us
Donate

Pages tagged "Abortion"


The end of Roe brings us closer to the world women and children deserve

Posted on Blog · June 26, 2022 2:30 PM

By Rachael Wong

The magnitude of what has just happened in the US is still setting in, and while many of us view it with hope, there are many others who see it as a tragedy. There will be more to say in the days and weeks to come, but these are my initial thoughts on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade and its implications for women and children.

Read more

16-year-old girl victim of England's now permanent at-home abortion scheme

Posted on Blog · April 13, 2022 6:39 PM

A sixteen-year-old girl in the UK has described the horror of at-home abortion after a telehealth consultation miscalculated her gestation by 12 weeks.

Read more

Is abortion really the only choice for women?

Posted on Blog · March 29, 2022 5:07 PM

Following the recent decriminalisation of abortion laws in some jurisdictions across Australia, the focus of abortion advocates has now turned to the issue of “equality of access”. There are calls for public funding and support to enable women who need to travel long distances to access abortions, particularly for women who don’t have the means to pay for interstate travel or whose personal situations make it difficult for them to leave home or miss work in order to attend clinics some distance away.

Read more

Who loses out when abortion data is suppressed?

Posted on Blog · February 03, 2022 4:52 PM

Concerns have been raised by women’s advocacy groups in South Australia following the release of new draft regulations which require comprehensive data to be provided by doctors regarding all abortions that are performed in the state.

Read more

NT’s late-term abortion law does women no favours

Posted on Blog · December 14, 2021 3:17 PM

The Northern Territory parliament has recently passed a bill which amends the Termination of Pregnancy Law Reform Act 2017, making it easier for women to access late-term abortions. But do these amendments genuinely improve Territorian women’s options and circumstances?

Read more

Thousands of women hospitalised in UK following DIY home abortions

Posted on Blog · December 02, 2021 3:34 PM

In Australia, the relatively recent phenomenon of ‘tele-abortions’ is being promoted to women as a safe and affordable alternative to surgical abortion, especially for women who live in regional or remote parts of the country. Women are able to access online telehealth consultations with physicians, obtain referrals for ultrasounds and blood tests if required, and then receive the required medications by way of courier to their home or pharmacies in close proximity to where they live.

Read more

Australia’s funding of foreign abortions: compassionate or coercive?

Posted on Blog · November 25, 2021 1:56 PM

Australia funds foreign abortions through its long-standing partnerships with leading sexual and reproductive health organisations, including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and Marie Stopes International Australia (MSIA). In November 2020, an e-petition (which garnered only two signatures) requested the Australian government to “substantially increase foreign aid to reputable family planning organisations”.

Read more

Polish woman’s tragic death does not support greater access to abortion

Posted on Blog · November 16, 2021 2:54 PM

The tragic death of a 30-year-old woman in Poland has sparked protests and calls for a review of the country’s strict abortion laws, which were tightened earlier this year.

Read more

Victims of forced sterilisation deserve a more convincing advocate

Posted on Blog · November 15, 2021 2:10 PM

Jamal Hakim, Managing Director of Marie Stopes Australia, has called for redress for women who were sterilised without their consent because of a disability. The call is prompted by revelations from the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with a Disability which, according to Hakim’s information, heard “that children as young as seven were sterilised because of their disability, such as having vision impairments”.

Read more

Netflix Star says he would abort his next child if it is a girl

Posted on Blog · October 14, 2021 3:34 PM

Comments made by Taiwanese Netflix star Mike He made in a 2020 interview have surfaced causing a backlash online.

Read more

  • «
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • »
Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Twitter Sign in with Email


Donate


Sign up to receive updates

Women's Forum Australia

Donate
About Us
Blog
Privacy Policy

Authorised by Rachael Wong, Women's Forum Australia, Sydney, Australia | © 2020