Labor women’s caucus leader vows to push for equal,affordable access to abortion
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Labor women’s caucus leader vows to push for equal,affordable access to abortion

Labor MP Sharon Claydon says calls for Medicare to fully cover the cost of terminations are “worthy of looking at”.

  • byDana Daniel

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Medicare abortion rebates needed to end the ‘postcode lottery’:MSI

Medicare abortion rebates needed to end the ‘postcode lottery’:MSI

Abortion provider MSI Australia is lobbying to be able to end out-of-pocket costs,as Labor vows to provide better access.

  • byDana Daniel
‘Assault on democracy and freedom’:Prince Harry attacks Roe v Wade ruling

‘Assault on democracy and freedom’:Prince Harry attacks Roe v Wade ruling

Prince Harry criticised the ruling of the US Supreme Court during a speech at the UN headquarters to mark International Nelson Mandela Day.

  • byVictoria Ward
As Ireland grows less benighted,America turns cruel for women
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As Ireland grows less benighted,America turns cruel for women

Ireland has leaped into modernity,rejecting religious reactionaries’ insistence on controlling women’s bodies. America,meanwhile,has gone in the opposite direction.

  • byMaureen Dowd
House votes to restore abortion rights,prohibit punishment

House votes to restore abortion rights,prohibit punishment

It’s the Democrats’ first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v Wade.

  • byFarnoush Amiri andMary Clare Jalonick
Texas sues White House,says doctors don’t have to perform life-saving abortions

Texas sues White House,says doctors don’t have to perform life-saving abortions

The Republican state rejects guidance that doctors must provide abortions where a woman’s life or health is threatened,and says it is a ploy to turn hospitals into walk-in abortion clinics.

  • byNate Raymond
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Want to learn more about Roe v Wade? Here’s the podcast for you

Want to learn more about Roe v Wade? Here’s the podcast for you

Slow Burn:Roe v Wade is a stark reminder of what has been lost.

  • byBarry Divola
Pregnant woman issued with ticket says fetus is passenger after Roe v Wade ruling

Pregnant woman issued with ticket says fetus is passenger after Roe v Wade ruling

A pregnant Texas woman who was driving in a carpool lane reserved for at least two occupants multiple is taking her fine to court.

  • byTimothy Bella
LNP not ruling out abortion review as state seeks access fix

LNP not ruling out abortion review as state seeks access fix

Queensland health authorities are assessing abortion access across the state in a bid to fix issues still plaguing the patchwork scheme four years on from decriminalisation.

  • byMatt Dennien
Biden signs executive orders to safeguard abortion as frustration mounts

Biden signs executive orders to safeguard abortion as frustration mounts

The move comes as anger among Democrats and pro-choice advocates grows over the White House’s response to the overturning of Roe v Wade.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘Good for her,not for me’:A simple maxim for these post-Roe times

‘Good for her,not for me’:A simple maxim for these post-Roe times

Can you imagine if any one of the six US Supreme Court justices who decided to overturn Roe v Wade had instead thought to themselves:“Good for her,not for me”?

  • byAmelia Lester