Sydney bishop slams ALP abortion policy
In March the ALP announced that if it won the Federal election it would move to increase access to abortion in the states’ public hospitals.
Bishop Umbers, the Australian bishops’ delegate for life, called out Labor’s National Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy for its focus on funding for contraception and abortion.
“It contains no support for women who want to reproduce, and the services available to them, nor access to alternatives to abortion within the healthcare sector,” he said.
“It is unfortunate, furthermore, that ‘reproduction’ is narrowly framed as the need to prevent or terminate a pregnancy, when reproduction encompasses a much broader range of issues and associated rights, including the right to be supported before, during and after pregnancy.”
In the 10 April letter Bishop Umbers said the policy does not address challenges faced by many women considering abortion, including financial difficulties, abusive relationships, or lack of emotional, practical or material support.
Sydney bishop slams ALP abortion policy
In March the ALP announced that if it won the Federal election it would move to increase access to abortion in the states’ public hospitals.
Bishop Umbers, the Australian bishops’ delegate for life, called out Labor’s National Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy for its focus on funding for contraception and abortion.
“It contains no support for women who want to reproduce, and the services available to them, nor access to alternatives to abortion within the healthcare sector,” he said.
“It is unfortunate, furthermore, that ‘reproduction’ is narrowly framed as the need to prevent or terminate a pregnancy, when reproduction encompasses a much broader range of issues and associated rights, including the right to be supported before, during and after pregnancy.”
In the 10 April letter Bishop Umbers said the policy does not address challenges faced by many women considering abortion, including financial difficulties, abusive relationships, or lack of emotional, practical or material support.
Sydney bishop slams ALP abortion policy
