Reproductive
Rights
Our vision: Australian laws and policies promote the right of every person to decide what happens to their body.
Our focus
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Everyone has the right to decide what happens to their body. Through collaborative campaigning and skilled political advocacy, we are working to ensure that abortion is decriminalised and that abortion laws support best-practice healthcare in every state and territory.
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No one should be intimidated and abused by strangers on the way to see their doctor. We work with partners across legal, community and health sectors to secure and defend safe access zone laws to protect people from being harassed outside reproductive health clinics.
What we’re working on
Key projects
Our team is currently working on these key projects
Around the world, reproductive freedom is constantly under threat. The Human Rights Law Centre fights back against attempts to wind back progress on reproductive rights in Australia.
Western Australia was the last state where abortion remained in the criminal code. In September 2023, a landmark milestone for equality and reproductive rights was achieved when the Western Australia Parliament finally passed new health-focused abortion laws that will see abortion removed from the state’s criminal laws.
News, reports and explainers
Get the full story with our latest news and opinion pieces, human rights reports and explainers on key issues from our Reproductive Rights team
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