ANALYSIS: Amid a shortfall in abortion services, questions of equality are raised
It may have divided state parliament four years ago and community views on the matter are mixed, but it is legally available on request at a health service for up to 22 weeks gestation.Once, and it did by a margin of 50 votes to 41 on the floor of the Queensland Parliament in October 2018, it then moves to a simple question of equality of health services.
Nor is it fair or reasonable to expect a domestic violence victim to travel from Central Queensland to Brisbane for the procedure.The principle of equality was even mentioned in the Premier's speech during the debate on the bill that decriminalised abortion."That's why we believe in a woman's right to choose."Rockhampton has been without a service since private provider Marie Stopes shut its clinic last August.
She said a replacement service in Gladstone, an hour's drive away, was short-lived and local health officials told her it was due to the difficulty in getting staff because of "conscientious objectors"."You can imagine if you're that age, and you don't want your parents to know, you can't just go to the day surgery like you used to."
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