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Pages tagged "Health"


Talking around the issue: Where is the mention of pornography’s impact in ANROWS report on sexual violence?

Posted on News · September 13, 2022 8:16 AM

By Dr Emma Wood

In the last month, Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) released a research report, titled: “A Life Course Approach to Determining the Prevalence and Impact of Sexual Violence in Australia.” The report summarised findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health.

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Miracle baby born to 70-year-old mum gives older women false hope

Posted on News · November 01, 2021 11:12 AM

News that IVF doctors have enabled a seventy year old woman in India to give birth to a baby will undoubtedly provide countless women worldwide with false hope about their own chances of using reproductive technology to become pregnant and give birth. This comes amidst existing critique of the fertility industry regarding its lack of transparency about success rates of treatment.

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'The great sperm heist’

Posted on News · October 12, 2021 3:39 PM

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) has grown significantly since the birth of Louise Brown, the world’s first ‘test-tube baby’ in 1978, with more than 8 million babies estimated to have been born worldwide as a result of IVF and other advanced fertility treatments.

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Surrogate mother who almost bled to death giving birth would do it again

Posted on News · July 23, 2021 9:06 AM

A young NSW mum made news recently after disclosing that she almost bled to death following the birth of her baby as part of an altruistic surrogacy arrangement.

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SA Chief Public Health Officer claims legal prostitution will promote health

Posted on News · June 03, 2021 5:16 PM

Appearing before a parliamentary committee on the Repeal of Sex Work Offences Bill this week, Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier expressed her support for decriminalising prostitution in South Australia and criticised the current law for not providing adequate protections to those in the industry.

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New research and a class action: Effectiveness of IVF add-on treatments under scrutiny in Australia

Posted on News · May 07, 2021 2:15 PM

New research has found that most women undergoing IVF treatment in Australia are paying for costly add-on treatments despite “rather weak” evidence of their effectiveness and safety.

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