In this latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell reports on New Zealand’s new “wellbeing budget”, the latest news in palliative care, and moves... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: This International Women’s Day (March 8), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is highlighting the crucial role of safe abortion care in preventing maternal mortality. Glo... Read more
Abortion legislation around the nation is inconsistent and out of date. But advocates of change have wondered – should they push for legislative reform? Or might challenging the status quo m... Read more
The result of an Irish referendum held last weekend, which provided overwhelming support for liberalising the country’s abortion laws, has given Australians something to think about. The law... Read more
In the latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell looks at emerging detail from the #HealthBudget18, particularly its impact on women (most negatively on women wit... Read more
Earlier this year the Senate passed a Greens motion calling on the Federal Government to ensure safe, surgical abortions are available in public hospitals across Australia. The motion called... Read more
Angela Dawson and Xavier Symons write: People are absolutely appalled that in one of our states women are not getting access to safe terminations, and what I know is that in any decent socie... Read more
Given the overwhelming evidence that inequalities in wealth, education and social status are strong influencers of health status, it would seem logical that governments would focus on reduci... Read more
Last week brought a frustrating case of “political coitus interruptus” for public health advocates working for abortion law reform in the Northern Territory, according to Associa... Read more
RU 486 (mifepristone) is listed by the World Health Organisation as an ‘essential medicine’ and has been used by women worldwide as a safe alternative to a surgical abortion. Currently women... Read more
