Florida was an abortion destination. Now it will ban procedures after six weeks

Florida was an abortion destination. Now it will ban procedures after six weeks

As recently as a year ago,the state allowed abortions until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Soon bans will apply around the same time as women find out they’re pregnant.

  • byPatricia Mazzei,David W. Chen andAlexandra Glorioso

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Judge suspends approval of abortion drug in the US

Judge suspends approval of abortion drug in the US

Mifepristone has been approved and in use for 20 years. It’s administered along with misprostol.

  • byBrendan Pierson andTom Hals
Assailed on all sides,women again ground zero in latest culture war

Assailed on all sides,women again ground zero in latest culture war

Growing up,in what I then thought was a post-feminist world,I never dreamed women’s bodies would again be the battleground of this generation.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
America,like Bill Cosby,has become a fallen hero

America,like Bill Cosby,has become a fallen hero

I loved the US. Now,I wouldn’t take a Green Card if it came with a bag of cash and a date with George Clooney.

  • byKerri Sackville
Calls for calm ahead of mass Sydney anti-abortion rally

Calls for calm ahead of mass Sydney anti-abortion rally

There are fears an anti-abortion rally on Sunday will become another flashpoint after a violent protest outside a Sydney church this week.

  • byPerry Duffin andOlivia Ireland
Abortion the ghost in NSW public hospitals
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Medicine

Abortion the ghost in NSW public hospitals

Giving women access to abortions at NSW public hospitals is a first-order priority for the incoming government.

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Canada repeals historic laws targeting women,LGBTQ community

Canada repeals historic laws targeting women,LGBTQ community

It’s part of a criminal justice system reform that will allow people convicted under such offences to clear their records.

  • byMolly Cone
‘Tsunami of abortions’:Public hospitals accused of blocking terminations

‘Tsunami of abortions’:Public hospitals accused of blocking terminations

Women with complex cases or late-term pregnancies are often at the mercy of obstetrics and gynaecology teams,critics say.

  • byKate Aubusson andNatassia Chrysanthos
Women turned away from public hospitals three years after abortion decriminalised in NSW
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Women turned away from public hospitals three years after abortion decriminalised in NSW

Just two hospitals in the state run abortion services,forcing women and their GPs to make dozens of calls to private providers searching for an appointment.

  • byKate Aubusson
The game-changing plan to cut barriers to medical abortion
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The game-changing plan to cut barriers to medical abortion

The Therapeutic Goods Administration is considering an application that would make it easier for more doctors to prescribe abortion medication.

  • byNell Geraets
‘Persistent disobedience’:Anti-abortion priest defrocked by Vatican for blasphemous posts

‘Persistent disobedience’:Anti-abortion priest defrocked by Vatican for blasphemous posts

Frank Pavone remains a firm supporter of Trump:His Twitter handle features him wearing a “MAGA” hat with a background photo featuring the former US president.

  • byNicole Winfield