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"This year’s landmark decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn the
constitutional right to abortion established by the
Roe versus Wade judgement
in 1973 leaves Australian women better off than those in the United States.
Abortion has been decriminalised in every Australian state and territory, and
following amendments to the Fair Work Act last year, eligible women are
entitled to two days of paid compassionate leave for miscarriages.
But the Act defines miscarriage very narrowly as the “spontaneous” loss of an
embryo or foetus – a definition that suggests other terminations will be
excluded on the ground they are “non-spontaneous”.
Distinguishing between “spontaneous” and “non-spontaneous” pregnancy loss makes
some types of loss look more worthy of support than others.
Labor says it wants to put gender equity at the heart of the Fair Work Act.
This gap in the Act deals with a sensitive topic, but remaining silent on it
will disadvantage some workers, perhaps as many as one quarter of Australian
women."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
