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
Abortion
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.
RIP George Tiller, courageous abortionist
The killing of George Tiller in Kansas is a reminder, as if we needed one, of why so few doctors dare to become abortion providers outside big cities, writes Emily Bazelon.
The no-choice President
Is gay marriage sinking the pro-abortion movement? asks Jeffrey Lord.
Is the recession causing more abortions?
No-one wants her most intimate decisions to be driven by money. At the same time, opting not to have a child you can’t afford to raise can be a realistic and responsible-if painful-choice, argues Annie Murphy Paul.
Obama tackles abortion
President Obama made a bold step on the weekend, facing scrutiny and protestors to give a speech on abortion where he called for both sides to find some “common ground” on the issue.
The Judy Blume abortion war
The author of books for teens — like Are you there God, it’s me Margaret — has found herself in hot water after she used Mothers’ Day to support Planned Parenthood.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: VB defends its beery philanthrophic Anzac Day appeal
Today, VB’s group manager Paul Donaldson defends the Raise a Glass Appeal for Anzac Day. And Crikey readers weigh in on everything from the Republic to the Westgate Bridge.
Queensland’s ‘antiquated and repressive’ abortion laws
The incoming Queensland government should follow the lead of Victoria and send the abortion laws to the Law Reform Commission for review, writes Dr Caroline de Costa.
Australia gets an F for sexual and reproductive health
Australia fares quite badly on s-xual and reproductive health indicators, including rates of teen pregnancy, s-xually transmitted disease and abortion, writes Jenny Ejlak.
Brennan says Victoria’s rights charter is wrong; should we be worried?
Is Frank Brennan the right person to be heading Kevin Rudd’s national consultation on a charter of rights? Asks Greg Barns.
