The Guardian – Some reproductive healthcare, including abortion and contraception such as the morning-after pill following a sexual assault, is unavailable to patients at a number of publicly funded Catholic hospitals across Australia. Science reporter Donna Lu talks to Jane Lee about the devastating impact this can have on patients – when religious views override the right to medical…
“The bill aimed to prevent publicly funded hospitals from refusing to perform abortions across the state” https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/17/victorian-labor-government-votes-against-bill-to-widen-access-to-abortion
05/07/2021 Catholic Medical Association asks members to support bill critics say will only inflict harm https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/06/catholic-doctors-urged-to-back-george-christensens-nonsensical-abortion-bill
Australians overwhelmingly support access to reproductive health services for women in the Pacific Islands – and they support Australia funding it. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/19/the-australian-christian-lobby-is-wrong-australians-dont-support-a-gag-rule
