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MSI Australia offers new cost-effective pain relief option for women getting IUDs
Women and people can now choose the green whistle (Penthrox), a cost-effective pain relief option, when choosing to have their IUD inserted or removed at MSI clinics. IUDs are the most effective contraception in Australia, being 99.8% effective in stopping unwanted...
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Big Tech, Big Brother: Is Google trying to limit abortion choices for Australians?
MSI Australia, the nation’s leading non-profit advocate and provider of abortion and contraception services, has expressed concern about Google's new health and medicines policy which threatens to limit or stop Australian healthcare providers from advertising their...
MSI Australia celebrates historic abortion law reforms coming into effect in Western Australia
Today, MSI Australia, the leading non-profit specialised provider of abortion and contraception care, celebrates a milestone in Western Australia as the historic abortion law reforms officially take effect. These reforms, which have been eagerly anticipated, include...
Queensland Parliament passes legislation allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe abortion pills
In a huge win for reproductive rights, Queensland Parliament has passed a law allowing nurses and midwives to prescribe abortion pills. This decision marks a pivotal shift towards more inclusive, accessible, and compassionate abortion care for Queenslanders. “Today...
The pressure is on for the Albanese Government to fund abortion and contraception services: MJA article
As the US becomes a battleground on abortion rights, MSI Australia is calling on theAlbanese Government to fund nationwide abortion and contraception services in a new article published in the Medical Journal of Australia. While Australia has seen more abortion law...
Queensland to introduce legislation to allow nurses and midwives to prescribe medical abortion
MSI Australia, a leading provider of abortion and contraception services in Queensland and across Australia, today welcomed the introduction of new legislation in Queensland that will allow nurses and midwives to prescribe and dispense medical abortion medication....
Victorian Government set to expand surgical abortion access in public hospitals
The moves by the Victorian Government to expand surgical abortion access in more public hospitals has been welcomed by MSI Australia. Greg Johnson, Managing Director of MSI Australia, backed the moves following the announcement of a new service at Box Hill. "15 years...
I’m voting Yes for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament
I firmly believe that voting Yes to embrace a Voice to Parliament in the referendum on 14 October 2023 will lead to a more inclusive, equitable, and healthy Australia for all. The words to be included in the Constitution are quite simple and do four simple things: ...
MSI Australia welcomes investment in abortion care in New South Wales Budget
MSI Australia, the leading non-profit specialised provider of abortion and contraception care in New South Wales, has commended the NSW Government for its recent budget focus on sexual and reproductive health, and particularly improving access to abortion and...
MSI Australia congratulates Western Australia on historic abortion law reforms
MSI Australia, the leading non-profit specialised provider of abortion and contraception care in Western Australia, has welcomed the passage of groundbreaking abortion law reforms through the Western Australian State Parliament. This historic moment comes after...