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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....
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Australia on track for national safe access to abortion care
MEDIA STATEMENT 10AM AWST/12.30PM ACDT FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER AUSTRALIA ON TRACK FOR NATIONAL SAFE ACCESS TO ABORTION CARE This week has seen significant advances for safe access to healthcare in Australia. Safe access zones were legislated in South Australia on...
Big changes in a new strategy coming – the new team to see it through
MEDIA STATEMENT 10.00AM AEDT THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER BIG CHANGES IN A NEW STRATEGY - THE NEW TEAM TO SEE IT THROUGH This year has been a challenge for so many organisations and people. At MSI Australia (MSA), we spent this time focused on two core objectives. Making...
Nurse-led models would increase access to abortion care
MEDIA STATEMENT Wednesday 4 November 2020 Advocates and legal experts have released a paper that necessitates the implementation of nurse-led models of abortion care in Australia. A shortage of trained providers presents a significant barrier to accessing abortion...
Australia’s national abortion care provider calls on South Australia to amend its proposed bill to decriminalise abortion.
MEDIA STATEMENT FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER Australia’s national abortion care provider calls on South Australia to amend its proposed bill to decriminalise abortion. Marie Stopes welcomes South Australia’s next step towards decriminalising abortion which will bring it more in...
Safe access zones a step closer in WA
MEDIA STATEMENT 1PM AWST WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER SAFE ACCESS ZONES A STEP CLOSER FOR WA The Western Australian Government has taken a step towards better protection of healthcare staff and patients accessing sexual and reproductive health services following the...
COVID-19 has increased the take up of medical abortion via telehealth
Medical abortion via telehealth in Australia has increased considerably during the pandemic with service take up growing by more than 150% across the country, according to data from MSI Australia. Medical abortion via telehealth has become a more accessible form of...
Government silence on Medicare item numbers is impacting healthcare
MSI Australia and the Australian Healthcare and Hospital Association (AHHA) has called on the Australian Government to act quickly to expand and protect COVID-19 Medicare items that support telehealth provision of sexual and reproductive healthcare. The Australian...
Medicare rollback will limit sexual & reproductive health access
Planned changes from 20 July to Medicare items for telehealth consultations will significantly impact on timely, affordable access to sexual and reproductive health services across Australia, according to MSI Australia and the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral...
Research shows medical abortion via telehealth is accessible and acceptable in Australia
A new study published in the July issue of BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health shows that at-home medical abortion via telehealth is accessible, convenient, and plays a key role in the accessibility of abortion care across Australia. The joint qualitative study...