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The Bible says nothing about abortion. So being anti-choice is a cultural and political decision, not a biblical one

Image: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP/AAP In many churches across the United States of America, and even perhaps here in Australia, Sunday worship would have been an opportunity...

US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade – but for abortion opponents, this is just the beginning

Image: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin The United States Supreme Court has handed down a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that found there was a...

Religious concerns over vaccine production methods needn’t be an obstacle to immunisation

Image: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters/EPA We tend to assume disseminating public health messages is solely the role of public servants such as Victorian chief medical officer...

High Court delivers landmark ruling validating abortion clinic ‘safe access zones’

Supporters of creating safe access zones around abortion clinics gathered outside NSW Parliament House in Sydney last year. Peter Rae/AAP The High Court of Australia...

One in six Australian women in their 30s have had an abortion – and we’re starting to understand why

Women aged in their 20s are more likely to have an abortion than women in their 30s. Kirsts Luhaers/Unsplash Abortion is a common experience for Australian women. Around...

Where Australian states are up to in decriminalising abortion

Campaigns continue to have abortion decriminalised across Australia. Peter Rae/AAP Abortion is common, safe, and the only criminalised listed medical procedure in Australia due to an archaic, flawed...