Australian businesses offer support to US employees after Roe rollback

Australian businesses offer support to US employees after Roe rollback

A number of prominent Australian companies have followed the lead of some of America’s biggest employers by offering their US-based employees financial support and care if they travel out of state to access abortion services.

  • bySimone Fox Koob

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‘Cataclysmic and chaotic’:Abortion battle lines drawn as legal floodgates open
Analysis
US politics

‘Cataclysmic and chaotic’:Abortion battle lines drawn as legal floodgates open

After the fall of Roe v Wade,a flurry of court cases have kicked off across the US,including a temporary block on an abortion ban in Louisiana.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Time to enshrine women’s rights into the US constitution
Opinion
USA

Time to enshrine women’s rights into the US constitution

The US Supreme Court abortion ruling has taken women’s rights back half a century. The only real action that can be taken now is to amend the constitution,which written by white men 250 years ago.

  • byShivani Gopal
From Roe v Wade protests to John Lennon:The top five moments from Glastonbury

From Roe v Wade protests to John Lennon:The top five moments from Glastonbury

After two years of COVID cancellations,Glastonbury returned this weekend in a swirl of joy and rage. Here’s what you might have missed.

  • byMeg Watson
From the Archives,1973:Whose life,whose body,whose right?

From the Archives,1973:Whose life,whose body,whose right?

Almost 50 years ago,debate was raging in Australia following the Roe v Wade decision. The Herald spoke to those for,and against,abortion law reform.

  • byStaff reporter
Roe v Wade ruling puts LGBTQ rights in focus at Pride

Roe v Wade ruling puts LGBTQ rights in focus at Pride

Pride parades kicked off in some of America’s biggest cities as the Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade ruling cast its shadow over LGBTQ rights.

  • byBobby Caina Calvan
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Abortion should never again be criminalised in NSW
Opinion
Healthcare

Abortion should never again be criminalised in NSW

Decriminalising abortion was one of the most important decisions in the history of NSW,and it must be safeguarded forever.

  • byAndrew Constance
Abortion access in parts of Australia remains ‘very dire’,experts say

Abortion access in parts of Australia remains ‘very dire’,experts say

Accessing abortion is still a postcode lottery for women across regional Australia despite all jurisdictions decriminalising the procedure in recent years.

  • byCarrie Fellner andCharlotte Grieve
Trump ally Mary Miller calls Roe decision ‘victory for white life’

Trump ally Mary Miller calls Roe decision ‘victory for white life’

The congresswoman,who was among those who voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election,previously came under criticism for quoting Adolf Hitler.

  • byJill Colvin
US abortion case shows we cannot take reproductive rights for granted

US abortion case shows we cannot take reproductive rights for granted

The right to an abortion in Australia is legally protected – but that protection depends on a political system that shows bipartisan support for reproductive rights.

  • byRosalind Dixon
Abortion decision deepens cultural divide between US and Australia
Editorial
Opinion

Abortion decision deepens cultural divide between US and Australia

The decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 judgment known as Roe v Wade is a worrying sign on many levels.

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