Australian women’s access to abortion is a postcode lottery. Here’s what needs to change

<https://theconversation.com/australian-womens-access-to-abortion-is-a-postcode-lottery-heres-what-needs-to-change-206504>

"When the American legal precedent protecting women’s right to an abortion in
the United States, Roe versus Wade, was overturned last year, women around
the world felt anxious.

In Australia, despite abortion being legal, there was increasing concern about
women’s ability to access abortion. This led to a Senate inquiry into universal
access to reproductive health care.

This inquiry has now concluded. A key recommendation is that:

all public hospitals within Australia […] provide surgical pregnancy
terminations, or timely and affordable pathways to other local providers.

This recommendation has been welcomed by abortion advocates around the country.
But why is a recommendation like this necessary? Why don’t hospitals already
provide abortions?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics