No sex education in China = 13 million abortionsA new found sexual liberalism is occurring behind closed doors and under the sheets of students in China. Unfortunately, sex education hasn’t developed as quickly, resulting in a whopping 13 million registered abortions every year.
Abortion
Can it ever be ethical to let women die?
So refusing an abortion should be a doctor’s right, even if that refusal may see a woman die? asks Leslie Cannold. Religious freedom is important, but it shouldn’t trump other human rights.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Hamilton, Higgins and hot air
Crikey readers on Clive Hamilton’s Higgins tilt, abortion law, dangerous emails, whether Mike Carlton is a shock jock and the “most stupid” item we’ve ever published.
Victorian abortion law: overriding the conscience of doctors
Victorian doctors who oppose abortion are legally obliged to be involved. The law doesn’t just legalise abortion, it silences dissent, writes Sinclair Davidson.
Queensland doctors continue medical abortions bans, use of RU-486 widens
The ban on medical abortions by specialist obstetricians in Queensland Health hospitals is now in its third month, writes Caroline de Costa. And while some discussion continues between doctors and the state government, little progress has resulted.
Bligh faces fresh dissent over abortion law
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is facing fresh dissent in internal party ranks over the future of abortion law reform, despite at least 60% of the Queensland public supporting a woman’s right to choose.
Why politicians don’t respond to good evidence
When it comes to difficult issues like abortion, politicians often simply ignore perfectly solid and straightforward facts they disagree with, or keep looking until they find some that confirms their prejudices, says Eva Cox.
Guy Rundle: You want dangerous ideas? These are dangerous ideas
The topics discussed at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas are either completely safe or totally ridiculous. Here are some thoughts that might really offend some Darlinghurst secular-liberals’ sensibilities.
Abortion stand-off continues — and Queenslanders pay
It’s time for Queensland’s antiquated abortion laws to change. Anna Bligh must instigate reforms that will benefit women and give legal certainty to doctors, writes Caroline de Costa.
Has Bligh ‘pawned her political soul’?
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is a member of the Labor party, right? asks Paul Syvret. Because her actions regarding abortion and selling public assets seem to ignore her party’s principles.
National abortion discussion needed
Politicians may fear it, but abortion needs to be openly debated in Australia and not a topic “hijacked by the loopies at either end” and controlled by insurance companies, writes Claire Harvey.
Abortion: speaking up for the muzzled doctors
With an important case on medical abortion in the Cairns Magistrates’ Court, there is an urgent need for reform of Queensland’s archaic and repressive abortion laws, writes Dr Caroline de Costa.
MEANWHILE: Queensland passes abortion law reforms
Fiery QLD parliament expected post abortion changes
Queensland’s government will today rush through changes to protect doctors who perform drug-induced abortions. Which will prompt a full blown parliamentary debate on abortion, write Rosemary Odgers and Steven Wardill.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Abortion in QLD and equal pay for women
Crikey readers weigh in on the decriminalisation of abortion in Queensland, equal pay for women and anti-discrimination in religious organisations.
Bligh is right to resist abortion radicals
The political impasse on abortion in Queensland shows that there is still a debate to be had in this country about the human rights of the unborn, writes Jim Wallace.
Bartlett: QLD govt have no choice but to act on abortion laws
It’s time the Queensland parliament acted to change the state’s laws on abortion, with the situation for individual women seeking an abortion and for doctors prepared to provide now totally untenable.
Abortion in Queensland: an illegal ambiguity
Abortion is still technically a crime in Queensland. The longer Premier Anna Bligh hesitates to decriminalise abortion, the more she loses support from Queensland women, writes Professor Caroline de Costa.
Watching my first abortion
Sarah Kliff has been writing about the issue of abortion for two years — the politics, the procedures, the proponents and opponents. So why was she so reluctant to watch one for herself?
Cairns abortion case: young couple flee after Molotov cocktail thrown into home
The young couple were forced to flee their home when a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the premises and groups of anti-choice protesters gathered and chanted verbal abuse.
Misinformation abounds in Cairns abortion case
Cairns gynaecologists Caroline de Costa and Michael Carrette report on misoprostol and the Cairns woman charged with procuring her own abortion.
New Nixon tapes released
New private recordings of former US President Richard Nixon have been released, revealing his views on Roe vs. Wade, anti-Semitism, the Paris Treaty and more.
Who will teach a new generation to perform abortions?
In America, already 87% of counties have no abortion services. In the wake of the shooting of Dr George Tiller and with abortion providers ageing fast, there’s concern about what happens next.
O’Reilly hits back over doctor’s death
“When I heard about Tiller’s murder I knew that pro-abortion zealots and Fox News-haters would blame us for the crime,” says Bill O’Reilly.
Legal issues lead Cairns doctors to cease medical abortion
Doctors Caroline de Costa and Michael Carrette explain why they will no longer be offering medical abortion services in Far North Queensland.
George Tiller and the American abortion debate
The most surprising aspect of George Tiller’s murder was that it had taken so long, writes Jeff Sparrow.
