Persistent disparities in abortion access across Australia continue to expose gendered inequities within the health system. This policy brief calls for a nationally coordinated approach to abortion access, positioning reproductive autonomy as central to gender equality and health equity. Building on existing reproductive and public health reforms, the paper outlines five key areas for policy...

Reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) is a prevalent but under-recognised form of family, domestic and sexual violence. Although national strategies acknowledge RCA, this policy brief finds that responses across health, justice and community systems remain fragmented and inconsistent. It identifies five reforms to strengthen national responses to reproductive coercion and support safer reproductive decision-making.

Reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA) refers to any deliberate attempt to dictate a person’s reproductive choices or interfere with their reproductive autonomy. This practice guide is for non-specialist practitioners working in areas that increase the likelihood of exposure to women experiencing RCA but do not have specialist training or experience in domestic and family violence.

This submission argues that women and girls with disability experience sexual and reproductive violence across their lives in relation to menstruation and reproduction, sexual identity and expression, intimate relationships, pregnancy, and parenting, and that this topic has been largely neglected since the Royal Commission commenced in April 2019.

This report identifies eight overarching sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) strategies for Australia and the Pacific to support achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).