Govt pledges free abortions in Australian ‘first’
The move comes as abortion pill sponsor bids for nurses to have prescribing rights
The push is on to free up access to abortion in Australia, with the country’s biggest provider calling for nurses to prescribe medical abortion and a pledge by one jurisdiction to make all terminations free for residents.
In contrast with the US, where the recent Roe v Wade reversal removed women’s constitutional right to termination, advocates in Australia are trying to facilitate access to abortions, particularly in rural areas.