Public hospitals will have to consistently offer abortion services as part of commonwealth funding agreements under a federal Labor government.
If it wins the upcoming election, the party would also build a new Tasmanian reproductive health hub so women don’t have to travel interstate for abortions and other medical care.
And it would look at making sure the contraceptive pill, long-acting removable contraceptives, and medical terminations are more widely available to Australian women.
Deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek said every Australian woman should be able to access health services in the place and time they need them.
At the moment, there is a patchwork of service provision, with some women turned away from public hospitals when they need to end a pregnancy and then not being able to access or afford to go to a private clinic, or having to travel hundreds of kilometres for care.
“Choosing to terminate a pregnancy is difficult enough,” Ms Plibersek said on Wednesday.
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I support abortion but I hope both lib+labour loses at the next election.
That will never happen, it is either Liberal or Labor that forms government. Although the Greens do seem to be making headway, so who knows maybe they may be in a position to form a govt one day. Shudder. I wouldn't mind if the Democrats came back. But apart from Liberal/National, Labor, Greens or Democrats, there is no party that can ever have enough support to form government.
One nation as government - what a great day that would be.
Um, lol, PMSL One Nation has no seats in parliament except for 2 Senators, and *that* was only achieved the a double dissolution quota is a lot less than normal. Greens have a couple of members in the HoR and what, 4, 5 times the Senators? One Nation won't survive the election, they will be disbanded after that. They will NEVER get anywhere near getting 2 House of Reps MPs, let alone 5, let alone 10, let alone 30, let alone 50, let alone 76 needed to form government. And thank goodness for Australia's safety, security, morals, economy and wellbeing! The Greens will form govt far before any party even remotely like One Nation, let alone One Nation themselves, get any where near it.
if it wasn't for elections nothing would be achieved by poli's