Tag: Abortion
Minister for Women ‘considers’ hospital funding tie to abortion
The Federal Minister for Woman Katy Gallagher has said she will “consider” a 2019 Labor policy tying hospital funding to abortion provision.
Policy experts slam “appalling” Calvary Hospital takeover process
The ACT Government continues to come under fire over its proposed takeover of Calvary Hospital in Bruce, this time for its “appalling” lack of proper process and failure to acknowledge the religious dimension of the crisis.
Monica Doumit: False “choice” won’t stop with Canberra
Those who were surprised that Prime Minster Anthony Albanese backed the ACT Government’s push to compulsorily acquire Calvary Hospital haven’t been paying attention. Ideological decisions regarding the provision of healthcare aren’t limited to the ACT Government.
Updated: Calvary takeover ‘rammed’ through ACT legislative assembly
ACT Liberals call process 'undemocratic' after due process suspended by ACT Government, citing staff and patient welfare necessary to 'ram through' takeover in only three weeks
Monica Doumit: The truth about the ACT’s “choice”
Three years ago, good friends of mine who lived in Canberra announced they were expecting their second child. It was an exciting time for them and for everyone who knew them. About 16 weeks into the pregnancy, I received a message from the dad, asking for urgent prayers. My friends had received some difficult news about the baby and were waiting for more information.
Bill to protect kids ‘born alive’
On 30 November Senators Matthew Canavan, Alex Antic and Ralph Babet introduced a new Bill to protect children who are born alive during an...
Kevin Donnelly: God reigns, despite darkness
There’s no doubt baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 are living in a very different world compared to what they experienced.
Australian society, as...
Conscientious objection conference for healthcare workers
Healthcare workers and students concerned about the encroachment of the law on key life issues, including so-called voluntary assisted dying (VAD) and abortion, will...
Monica Doumit: Barbaric practice called medicine
A Queensland report on late term abortions can only send chills down the spine of any humane individual
I have never put a “trigger warning”...
The abortion conversation we need to start having
A new survey has found a surprising lack of support for abortion up to 20 weeks. The Ipsos survey reports that only 39 per...
Perseverance in persuasion
No-one ever thought Roe v. Wade would be overturned. Then it was. There’s a lesson in that.
The US Supreme Court decision in June overturning...
Monica Doumit: Labor caution slows left grab
Unlike previous governments, the anti-life left have not yet managed to score hoped-for wins on abortion and gender
The newly-minted federal Labor Government made a...