Why is Australia debating late-term abortions?

Why is Australia debating late-term abortions?

An election issue in the United States,it is now reverberating in Australia.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos

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‘They are like puppets’:What to know about postpartum psychosis

‘They are like puppets’:What to know about postpartum psychosis

Postpartum psychosis affects between one and two women per 1000 births worldwide,but some experts believe this number may be higher.

  • byChloe W. Shakin
No,Margot Robbie hasn’t ‘let herself go’. She’s pregnant
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No,Margot Robbie hasn’t ‘let herself go’. She’s pregnant

From “pregnancy nose” to bump size,why are we still judging pregnant bodies in 2024?

  • byShona Hendley
We are fortunate abortion is no longer a hot topic,but NSW must ensure access

We are fortunate abortion is no longer a hot topic,but NSW must ensure access

The situation in Australia is far from that in the United States. But just because a woman cannot be prosecuted for terminating a pregnancy,it does not mean she can do so safely.

  • byThe Herald's View
The women who can’t afford an abortion and can’t afford to wait
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The women who can’t afford an abortion and can’t afford to wait

Vulnerable women are facing an agonising search for access to abortion that stretches well into their second trimester more than five years after pregnancy terminations were decriminalised in NSW.

  • byKate Aubusson
IVF babies have ‘significantly increased’ risk of serious heart defects

IVF babies have ‘significantly increased’ risk of serious heart defects

A study of 7.7 million babies has found those conceived with IVF have a 36 per cent higher risk of serious heart abnormalities than naturally conceived children,but parents have been told not to be alarmed.

  • byWendy Tuohy
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Despite our parental leave win,super is still sexist

Despite our parental leave win,super is still sexist

Paying super on parental leave will add billions of dollars to the retirement funds of parent carers across the country. But it’s not enough.

  • byNicole Pedersen-McKinnon
‘I’m angry’:Lily was 17 when her baby was taken. Now,she’s asking the UN to help

‘I’m angry’:Lily was 17 when her baby was taken. Now,she’s asking the UN to help

Lily Arthur was one of the young,vulnerable women coerced into giving up their babies for adoption mid-last century. Now,she’s taking her fight for justice to Geneva.

  • byMegan Norris
Older,heavier and empowered:Record number of mums are having caesareans
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Older,heavier and empowered:Record number of mums are having caesareans

The proportion of Victorian women having vaginal births is at an all-time low,with midwives concerned by the health impacts on mothers and babies.

  • byHenrietta Cook
Discrimination against same-sex couples starting a family must end
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Discrimination against same-sex couples starting a family must end

LGBTQ families’ unsupported access to assisted reproductive technology does not make sense.

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The graph that shows Australia’s emerging fertility problem

The graph that shows Australia’s emerging fertility problem

Australia’s fragmented IVF sector is ill-equipped to keep up with rising demand,according to a sweeping review co-authored by former health minister Greg Hunt.

  • byAngus Thomson