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Abortion in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Abortions must be performed during the first fourteen weeks of pregnancy, except when there is a case of serious risk to the mother's health, when abortions are allowed up to the 23rd week. South Australia: Legislation in 1969 legalised abortion in South Australia when necessary to protect the life or physical or mental health of the mother - taking into account the current and reasonably foreseeable future - or in cases when the child was likely to be born with serious handicaps. Abortions must be performed in a hospital and be approved by two physicians, and are also subject to a residency requirement. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abortion_in_Australia   (1133 words)

Abortion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia An abortion is the termination of a pregnancy associated with the death of an embryo or a fetus. Some abortions are undergone as the result of societal pressures, such as eugenics, the stigmatization of disabled persons, preference for children of a specific sex, disapproval of single motherhood, insufficient economic support for families, lack of access to or rejection of contraceptive methods, or efforts toward population control (such as China's one-child policy). A person's position on abortion may be best described as a combination of their personal beliefs on the morality of abortion, and that person's beliefs on the ethical scope and responsibility of legitimate governmental and legal authority. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Abortion   (5183 words)

CbyC::Fact sheets::Abortion::Australian law and practice For an abortion to be legal, it must be carried out within 28 weeks of conception in a prescribed hospital by a legally qualified medical practitioner, provided he or she is of the opinion, formed in good faith, that either the “maternal health” ground or the “foetal disability” ground is satisfied. Abortion is lawful on the basis that two medical practitioners agree that the continuation of the pregnancy would involve greater risk of injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman than if the pregnancy were terminated. The test for unlawfulness of abortion is whether a doctor honestly believes on reasonable grounds that the abortion is necessary to preserve the woman from serious danger to her life or physical or mental health. www.childrenbychoice.org.au /nwww/auslawprac.htm   (3671 words)

eMJA: Estimating Australia’s abortion rates 1985–2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Abortion rates for South Australia (based on statutory notifications) and for the whole of Australia were calculated using estimated resident population figures for women aged 15–44 years14 as denominators. Abortion proportions (ie, abortions as a proportion of the total number of livebirths and abortions, which gives an indication of the proportion of “known” pregnancies terminated) were calculated using the most complete livebirth statistics available for each year. The estimated numbers of abortions in Australia were derived for each year of the period 1993–2003 using the sum of Medicare claims for item 35643 (for private patients) and separations with principal diagnosis codes relating to medical abortion (for public patients) (Estimate 1, Box 2). www.mja.com.au /public/issues/182_09_020505/cha10829_fm.html   (3608 words)

ipedia.com: Abortion in Australia Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Prosecutions against medical practitioners for performing abortions have not occurred for decades, with one exception - a prosecution in 1998 in Western Australia that soon after led to the explicit legalization of on-request abortions under certain circumstances in that state (discussed in more detail later). Instead, abortion law is governed by case law and the criminal code of New South Wales. South Australia: Legislation in 1969 legalized abortion in South Australia when necessary to protect the life or physical or mental health of the mother - taking into account the current and reasonably foreseeable future - or in cases when the child was likely to be born with serious handicaps. www.ipedia.com /abortion_in_australia.html   (1005 words)

Abortion Law in Australia (Australian Parliamentary Library Research Paper 1 1998-99)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Under that legislation an abortion cannot be performed late in pregnancy-possibly from around 22-23 weeks of pregnancy, and certainly from 28 weeks of pregnancy-unless the abortion is performed in good faith solely to preserve the life of the pregnant woman. Abortion remains unlawful unless it is justified under the (amended) health legislation in that State, which now permits abortion up to 20 weeks of pregnancy if one of four grounds is satisfied. The other three grounds permit abortion where: the pregnant woman will suffer serious personal, family or social consequences if the abortion is not performed; serious danger to the pregnant woman's physical or mental health will result if the abortion is not performed; or the pregnant woman's pregnancy is causing serious danger to her mental health. www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/rp/1998-99/99rp01.htm   (14046 words)

Abortion in Australia Our current ratio of one abortion in every four pregnancies is an improvement over the estimated one in three recorded in Australia in the 1930s. Abortion is one of Australia's most common surgical procedures, with around 80,000 women undergoing abortion every year. A woman seeking abortion is most likely to be aged in her 20s, single, childless, well educated and employed. www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au /bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Abortion_in_Australia?OpenDocument   (699 words)

How many abortions are there in Australia? A discussion of abortion statistics, their limitations, and options for ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) Abortions performed later in pregnancy involve different kinds of procedures, depending on the stage of gestation and the reason for which the abortion is being performed. One proposal for improving abortion statistics, floated during the recent public debate on abortion, is for a change to the way abortions are recorded in the Medicare statistics, so that abortions and miscarriages would be recorded separately in the Medicare data. In providing an overview of the data on abortion in Australia which is currently available, this Research Brief has demonstrated how vexed this question is. Each of the three major publicly available data sources on abortion—Medicare data, hospital data and South Australian data—can be used to estimate, in fairly crude terms, the incidence of abortion. www.aph.gov.au /library/pubs/RB/2004-05/05rb09.htm   (6804 words)

Abortion There is a real sense of relief after an abortion but what upsets women is when anti abortionists try to impose their morals and "guilt is deliberately induced as part of a system of social control" ("The Age 7/1/90). If abortion is unlawful then it follows that sexual intercourse that does not have procreation as its objective is made unlawful with the punishment for the "crime" being the enforced pregnancy and birth of a child or children. Australia is a constitutional monarchy - the Queen is the Head of State and Queen of Australia as well as the Queen of Great Britain (separately), and Australians are subjects of the Queen. www.atheistfoundation.org.au /abort1.htm   (4735 words)

Australia faces anti-abortion movement The total number of reported abortions in Australia is about 73,000 per year -- hardly an epidemic in a nation that has a population of 20 million. Other groups, to support their case for a ban on late-term abortion, have taken to highlighting two rare and extreme cases in which a 32-week-old child with suspected dwarfism was aborted at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne and a 22-week-old fetus was aborted in the Northern Territory and lived for 80 minutes. These churches are funding and fueling the current abortion debate and the Australian anti-abortionists, emboldened by the success of their U.S. counterparts, are embracing the same emotive tactics to win political support. seattlepi.nwsource.com /opinion/213105_abortion23.html   (793 words)

The Planned Parenthood of Australia Group - Abortion Clinics OnLine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) In South Australia with two doctors opinions, two months residency and hospitalisation abortions can be done on most grounds affecting women (Reformed laws 1969) In the Northern Territory the law is exactly the same as in South Australia. Before abortion was legalised many women died or had serious medical problems after attempting to induce abortions on themselves or going to untrained practitioners who performed abortions in unsafe and unsanitary conditions. Many women have had abortions in Australia and many men and women despite their religious beliefs, support a woman's right to choose. gynpages.com /ppaustralia/facts.html   (641 words)

Changes to Western Australia's Abortion Law in 1998 Abortion across Australia is governed by three sets of laws: First, the laws that create the crime of 'unlawful abortion'. An abortion performed after the 20th week of gestation must have the approval of two government-approved medical practitioners who agree that either the mother or the foetus has a severe medical condition. A prominent abortion activist in WA, Margaret Kirkby, argued that activists had campaigned for several years by stating that 'abortion is illegal' in Western Australia and that the only legal defence was for "the preservation of the mother's life. www.prochoiceforum.org.uk /al5.asp   (4091 words)

ABORTION IN AUSTRALIA So old abortion figures, must be rubbery before it was acceptable and private to record the true nature of the procedure. I believe the portrayal of abortion in films and stories does not reflect the mainstream but films and stories are often about the exceptions and a good story needs emotion - we need to deal with facts. Prior to the provision of safe legal abortions women died as a consequence of unsafe procedures. www.drfeelgood.com.au /articles/tests/abortion_in_australia.htm   (822 words)

Life in Australia - Since 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) "I've actually read in the Daily Telegraph where a certain imam from the Lakemba mosque actually said that Australia is going to be a Muslim nation in 50 years' time," she said. Wade as its ultimate aim, South Dakota's House of Representatives passed a bill today that would criminalize all abortions except for when a mother is in danger of dying. "The Catholic Church is comprehensively opposed to abortion. www.rvanwegen.blogspot.com   (939 words)

Survivors of Abortion - Healing of abortion related trauma If you are confused over an unplanned pregnancy, or hurting from an abortion, you are in the right place. All over the world many thousands of women are suffering as a result of abortion. Maybe your pain is different: it wasn't your abortion, but someone else's that has caused you pain. www.survivorsofabortion.org.au   (567 words)

Historical abortion statistics, Western Australia (Australia) Note: Reporting for abortions is incomplete; reported abortions include only medicare abortions. Abortion figures are for calendar years; some figures are extrapolated from fiscal year figures and/or combined state totals. Maternal and Child Health Unit, Department of Health, Western Australia, July 2005, "Induced Abortion in Western Australia 1999-2004: Report of the WA Abortion Notification System," Department of Health, Government of Western Australia, on line [http://www.health.wa.gov.au/publications/documents/Abortion%20Report%20FINAL2.pdf]. pages.prodigy.net /wrjohnston/policy/abortion/australia/ab-aust-wa.html   (442 words)

Don't encourage abortion: Harradine (Australia) The abortion debate raged again last week, in particular around the issue of Medicare funding for terminations. "So it was not going to be the abortion issue per se, but about the choices that families made to have or not to have children," she said. Ms Flanagan rejected Mr Harradine's suggestion she was equating abortion with birth control. www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1344618/posts   (264 words)

Abortion answers welcomed · more abortions occur in the 30-34 year old age group than in the 15-19 yr age category indicating the high rate is not necessarily a factor of sex education · Victoria appears to be the late term abortion capital of Australia; of 210 late term abortions in Victoria only 116 were for reasons of congenital abnormality of the foetus. Half of these Victorian psychosocial late term abortions were for non-residents of Victoria. www.acl.org.au /home/browse.stw?article_id=2885   (600 words)

Family Planning Centre, Carlton Melbourne Australia - Abortion Clinics OnLine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) If you are undecided about your abortion or would like furtherinformation or counselling before you make your decision, pleasediscuss your situation with the staff. In 1969 Justice Menhennit ruled that abortion was legal to protectthe life or health of the woman. BUT abortion will only be your right when laws against itare removed from the Crimes Act. www.gynpages.com /fpc   (224 words)

Abortion Rate in Australia - New Stats Show 91,000 Babies Killed Per Year The report is the result of the most comprehensive investigation into abortion carried out by the government. The report also revealed that there were also 419 late-term abortions performed in 2002-2003. Late-term abortions are those that occur 20 weeks or later in the pregnancy. www.lifesite.net /ldn/2005/apr/05042205.html   (237 words)

Figures to put fact into abortion debate: Boswell. 19/04/2005. ABC News Online A National Party Senator says information released by the federal Health Department today will ensure that any future debate on abortion in Australia will be based on the facts. Senator Boswell says it would cost the Federal Government nearly $30 million a year to provide counselling for women seeking abortions and a further $5 million to include an ultrasound in the counselling process. Queensland National Party Senator Ron Boswell is considering introducing a private member's bill based on what he calls the "most comprehensive, up-to-date information on abortion in Australia". www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200504/s1348653.htm   (314 words)

Abortion - Marie Stopes Australia Marie Stopes International strives to put Australians in reliable control of their reproductive and sexual health, and to prevent unplanned pregnancies by ensuring an individual’s right to children by choice not chance. We believe all women should have access to legal, safe abortion services, whilst having someone caring, non-judgmental and professional to turn to if they experience an unplanned pregnancy. Download the Marie Stopes International information brochure on Abortion (if you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may download it from www.adobe.com). www.mariestopes.com.au /services_for_women/abortion   (146 words)

Historical abortion statistics, Australia Note: Abortion figures for 2004 are through October only. Chan, Annabelle, and Leonie C. Sage, 2005, "Estimating Australia's abortion rates 1985-2003, Medical Journal of Australia, 182:447-452, on line at MJA [http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/182_09_020505/cha10829_fm.html]. A discussion of abortion statistics, their limitations, and options for improved statistical collection," Parliament of Australia, Department of Parliamentary Services, on line [http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/RB/2004-05/05rb09.pdf]. pages.prodigy.net /wrjohnston/policy/abortion/ab-australia.html   (415 words)

CbyC::Abortion Clinics in Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15) CbyC is committed to providing unbiased and independent referral for all unplanned pregnancy options, including abortion. Private clinics and medical facilities provide abortion services across Australia. Locations and contact details are listed by state. www.childrenbychoice.org.au /nwww/clinics.htm   (77 words)

Abortion:the Unenforceable Law : The Reality of Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion in Australia Abortion:the Unenforceable Law : The Reality of Unwanted Pregnancy and Abortion in Australia Add this book to your wish list Subjects : Health & Fitness : Women's Health : Abortion - Law and legislation www.allbookstores.com /book/0909718016   (66 words)

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