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