Australia
Australia's Only Clinic For Later Term Surgical Abortions Will No Longer Provide Services After 24 Weeks
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
January 26, 2012 - 11:30am (Print)
Any Australian woman needing a later term abortion will now need to induce a pregnancy, and only under very strict circumstances.
New Resource in Australia Promotes Parent-Child Communication About Sexuality
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
July 6, 2011 - 7:53pm (Print)
The Western Australian Department of Health released a new book designed to help parents send healthy messages about sexuality to their children, and there doesn't seem to be any controversy.
Morning Roundup: Does HIV Cure Lie in Stem Cell Transplants?
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
December 15, 2010 - 10:43am (Print)
A man has no remaining trace of HIV after a stem cell transplant; PEPFAR agreements with South Africa; parenting consequence lessons in Texas; Australia's adoption rate plummets.
Queensland Abortion Verdict: Not Guilty
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
October 14, 2010 - 7:12am (Print)
Queensland's Tegan Leach and her partner were unanimously found not guilty of inducing a miscarriage after one hour of jury deliberation
Queensland Abortion Trial May Revolve Around One Word: "Noxious"
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
October 13, 2010 - 11:58am (Print)
Testimony has ended for the Queensland abortion trial. But while we await a verdict from the jury, the bigger problem is politicians who refuse to address an outdated abortion law.
Cairns Abortion Case to Begin October 12th
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
October 6, 2010 - 7:12am (Print)
In a ramp up to a historic abortion trial, Queensland reproductive rights activists use protests and public awareness to show the shortcomings in a century-old law.
Roundup: Making Birth Control Available at Bruce Randolph Public School
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
August 24, 2010 - 8:57am (Print)
A Denver school makes borth control available to its students, and parents as far away as Alabama are upset. Plus, more from the "anti-epidural" legislator
Roundup: Latest Family Planning News From Across the Globe
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
August 16, 2010 - 10:53am (Print)
In another global roundup, a quick look at access to family planning around the world.
Roundup: Misinformed, Misunderstood and Misled - Why We Need Sex Education
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
July 20, 2010 - 9:16am (Print)
A new study in Australia shows women don't understand the morning after pill. But the biggest problem is a lack of understanding in their own reproductive health.
Repro-Briefs: Family Planning in Nepal and Other International News
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
July 9, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
Iran slowly reduces its maternal mortality rate, Pakistan tries to provide access to RU 486 to a firestorm of protest, teens in Wales have problems accessing abortion, and Australia has an unprecedented abortion trial.
