Dutton supports abortion access, hits out at ‘games’
Peter Dutton backs a woman's right to access abortion services, and has hit out at attempts to "play games" with a state-based issue.
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‘No plans’ to unwind abortion under federal coalition
Debate over pregnancy termination is raging in Queensland but an opposition senator says the federal coalition won't restrict access to abortion.
Abortion access still a lottery for the disadvantaged
When it comes to abortion access, Victorians face a 'postcode lottery' with those in disadvantaged and regional areas confronting barriers to the service.
Single vote shuts down 28-week abortion amendment bill
A proposal to amend abortion laws that would have banned people wanting to terminate their pregnancy after 28 weeks has been voted down in South Australia.
Trump to vote against Florida abortion rights amendment
Donald Trump says he will vote against a Florida abortion rights amendment even as his support among woman slides.
Abortion pill still under threat in US despite ruling
Efforts by abortion opponents in the US to restrict the drug mifepristone may not be over despite a Supreme Court ruling preserving access to the pill.
More women to access medical abortion under eased rules
Any healthcare practitioner will be able to prescribe medical abortion pills, with health groups hailing the easing of the rules as a win for equity.
Kentucky votes against abortion amendment
Abortion rights activists are celebrating Kentucky residents voting against proposed constitutional amendment on abortion.
Qld to tackle limited abortion access
Queensland's government is looking to expand access to abortion, with many in the state's regions having to travel to Brisbane for a surgical termination.
PM won’t revive hospital abortion policy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is not considering a policy that would require public hospitals to provide abortion services to receive federal funding.
Abortion bans blocked in Florida, Kentucky
US state abortion laws are being triggered, opposed and defended in the courts, after a Supreme Court ruling overturning the 1973 Roe V Wade decision.
Thousands march after US abortion shift
Australians take to city streets in the thousands against the US Supreme Court's Roe v Wade ruling, which has seen access to safe abortions cut across America.
US top court overturns Roe v Wade ruling
The US Supreme Court has overturned the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling that recognised a woman's right to an abortion, allowing individual US states to ban abortion.
Biden condemns US court abortion ruling
A US Supreme Court decision to overturn landmark abortion legislation has sparked condemnation from President Joe Biden and protests across the United States.
Abortion rights bill fails in US Senate
Senate Republicans have blocked a Democrat-led bill aimed a preserving abortion access in the US, in a vote triggered by the expected overturning of Roe v Wade.
Roe v Wade US abortion law ‘to be revoked’
Landmark US legislation that for almost 50 years has allowed a woman's right to choose to have an abortion could be overturned, reports suggest.