Queensland health authorities are assessing abortion access across the state in a bid to fix issues still plaguing the patchwork scheme four years on from decriminalisation.
LNP leader David Crisafulli, among those who voted against the reform, was questioned about his party’s stance this week and said he did not see the issue as one of a “party policy position” because it was a matter of life and death.
“Clearly you saw where the votes fell this time and I think that will give you an indication that individuals can express their individual views, and that is the best way that that should be conducted,” he said.While the procedure is now legal in the state, support organisations have repeatedly warned that women still face significant barriers around wait times, conflicting advice, and travel distances resulting in some having to go through with unwanted pregnancies.
Daile Kelleher, chief executive of the Brisbane-based support service Children by Choice, said the organisation had recently raised access issues directly with Hospital and Health Service boards, which are responsible for region-by-region services. Some private health practitioners and hospitals can also conscientiously object to carrying out the procedure. The closure of private regional clinics run by family planning organisation Marie Stopes has also created further difficulties.
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