Submission on Religious Discrimination Bill Second Exposure Draft

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Submission on Religious Discrimination Bill Second Exposure Draft

Submission on Religious Discrimination Bill Second Exposure Draft

Women's Health Victoria

Published: 03 February 2020

This submission outlines the reasons WHV opposes the Religious Discrimination Bill, including that it:

harms women’s health and winds back women’s reproductive rights in Australia
privileges health practitioners’ religious views over women’s health needs
will delay women’s access to contraception and abortion leading to unwanted pregnancies, more complex and expensive abortions, financial loss and negative mental health impacts
will increase stigma and discrimination against women who are asserting their reproductive health rights and perpetuate a cultural belief that support for women’s reproductive autonomy is optional or negotiable.

More information about the Second Exposure Draft consultation can be found here.

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Citation:

Women's Health Victoria (2020) Submission on Religious Discrimination Bill Second Exposure Draft. Women's Health Victoria. Melbourne.

submission, women's health policy, law reform, federal government, reproductive rights, gender equality, Sexual and reproductive health

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