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Queensland Parliament passes legislation allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe abortion pills
In a huge win for reproductive rights, Queensland Parliament has passed a law allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe abortion pills. This decision marks a pivotal shift towards more inclusive, accessible, and compassionate abortion care for Queenslanders. “Today...
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National senate inquiry to investigate abortion access inequities
Abortion access inequities need to be addressed at a national level. While abortion has been partly decriminalised throughout the country, access remains a postcode lottery. MSI Australia Managing Director Jamal Hakim said he welcomed a national senate inquiry into...
MSI Australia celebrates abortion access wins
State and territory governments across the country have committed to action for abortion access since Roe v Wade. The ACT has announced free abortion access for all from mid-2023, Western Australia has committed to take abortion out of the criminal code and Queensland...
MSI Australia publishes report on abortion access in the ACT
MSI Australia has released a report in relation to abortion access in the ACT, as part of an inquiry on abortion and contraceptive access. Since the inquiry opened, the ACT Government has announced that they will be the first jurisdiction to provide free abortion...
MSI Australia welcomes free access to abortions in the ACT
MSI Australia applauds ACT Government moves to become the first jurisdiction to provide free abortion access to all women and pregnant people, including those on temporary visas. Abortion and contraception are areas of healthcare that remain vastly under-funded...
Apology for forced medical procedures linked to colonisation and racism in Australia
MSI Australia today apologised to First Nations peoples subjected to forced contraception, abortion and sterilisation related to institutional and systemic racism in Australia since invasion. Sexual and reproductive healthcare providers have been in Australia since...
MSI Australia calls for a national approach to increase access to abortion care
Ahead of the Ministers for Women meeting in Adelaide today (Friday 22 July), the only national abortion, contraception and vasectomy provider MSI Australia is calling for a national approach to abortion care. Across Australia, people seeking abortions continue to face...
MSI Australia rallies for bodily autonomy and abortion rights
MSI Australia will show up across the country this weekend to attend rallies to stand in solidarity with women and pregnant people in USA, and to highlight that there is still much more work to do for abortion access in Australia. In the week since Roe v Wade was...
MSI Australia releases groundbreaking Australian Abortion Access Scorecard
In the wake of the Supreme Court in America overturning Roe v Wade, MSI Australia has today released a state of play of the current laws in every state and territory in Australia. While abortion has been partly decriminalised throughout the country, there are...
South Australians will have access to a new method of abortion care
For the first time in history, Australia will have a national teleabortion service. Yesterday, it was announced that South Australia passed new regulations for the Termination of Pregnancy Act (SA) 2021. The new law will take effect on 7 July 2022. It will also mean...