Australia

Australia's Only Clinic For Later Term Surgical Abortions Will No Longer Provide Services After 24 Weeks

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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.

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New Resource in Australia Promotes Parent-Child Communication About Sexuality

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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.

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Morning Roundup: Does HIV Cure Lie in Stem Cell Transplants?

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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.

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Queensland Abortion Verdict: Not Guilty

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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

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Queensland Abortion Trial May Revolve Around One Word: "Noxious"

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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  But while we await a verdict from the jury, the bigger problem is politicians who refuse to address an outdated abortion law.

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Cairns Abortion Case to Begin October 12th

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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.

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Roundup: Making Birth Control Available at Bruce Randolph Public School

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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

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Roundup: Latest Family Planning News From Across the Globe

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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.

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Roundup: Misinformed, Misunderstood and Misled - Why We Need Sex Education

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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.

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Repro-Briefs: Family Planning in Nepal and Other International News

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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.

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