Former senators Lyn Allison and Judith Troeth are calling for today’s politicians to ensure all women can terminate unwanted pregnancies, as cost, distance and legal barriers continue to hamper access for many. | Dana_Adele
ended the decades-long constitutional right to an abortion in America, women’s rights advocates mobilised to highlight the ongoing struggle for many women to access terminations.
Senators Lyn Allison, Judith Troeth, Fiona Nash and Claire Moore won support across the Parliament for their RU486 private members’ bill in 2006.“The vast majority of hospitals do not do terminations,” Allison said. “There is still stigma attached to abortion. We’re afraid to talk about it.” “Often, if there’s only one or two GPs in a small town, everyone knows who goes to the doctor and it’s much more visible than it is in the city,” she said.For many rural women, accessing RU-486 required travelling to a larger town or major city “and, for some, that’s out of the question.
Then Democrats leader Lyn Allison shares a drink with then Liberal senator Judith Troeth to celebrate their RU486 bill’s passing on February 16, 2006.“Really, this should ought to be a decision just for women in the parliament,” she said. Getting the support of the House seemed an even bigger hurdle, she said, but after countless hours of advocacy, it sailed through.
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