A Brisbane couple was devastated when prenatal tests showed the baby they had longed for had a serious genetic abnormality. Then their hospital told them it wouldn't perform a termination, leaving them feeling "abandoned".
A first step would be to remove all public funding for hospitals that are refusing to provide medical care.
And while we’re at it, GPs. In the city it might not be a problem if your GP refuses to prescribe contraceptives, but if you’re out in the country with no GP within a 6 hour round trip, that sort of thing can be pretty significant. If you’re receiving Medicare subsidies, you need to provide all relevant healthcare, not refuse on the basis of your own personal non-medical beliefs.
A first step would be to remove all public funding for hospitals that are refusing to provide medical care.
And while we’re at it, GPs. In the city it might not be a problem if your GP refuses to prescribe contraceptives, but if you’re out in the country with no GP within a 6 hour round trip, that sort of thing can be pretty significant. If you’re receiving Medicare subsidies, you need to provide all relevant healthcare, not refuse on the basis of your own personal non-medical beliefs.