From mid-next year, ACT residents will have access to free medical and surgical abortions up to 16 weeks of gestation..
- ACT Minister for Women Yvette Berry says the move will allow Canberrans “to make a choice … without being influenced by financial barriers”
- Free access to abortion services will also be available to ACT residents without a Medicare card
- The government expects the services will be available without out-of-pocket costs by mid-next year
Source: Canberrans to have access to free abortions under new ACT government commitment – ABC News
Amazing! Congratulations Canberra!
It shouldn’t be amazing that women are free to make decisions about their own bodies!
It’s a worry that we have to celebrate this rather than it being a norm!