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Do things change? An early version of the racist "great replacement" theory drove the campaign to outlaw abortion

At 10 years old, Susan Howard knew she was a girl, even though her birth certificate said otherwise. It wasn’t until last year, at age 62, that the Montana resident came to terms with being transgender.

As the number of West Australians hospitalised with COVID-19 continues to hit new highs, doctors urge the government against abandoning hospital testing protocols.

Mark Butler is urging Australians to get their booster jabs as case numbers rise and pandemic supports are scaled back

Victoria's hospital admissions have risen by almost 80 per cent over the past three weeks, as experts say authorities have pursued the wrong COVID strategies.

British doctors have condemned the US Supreme Court for ending the constitutional right to safe abortion

Federal health minister, Mark Butler, confirms pandemic-related telehealth services will not be extended

British Medical Association votes to lobby UK government on the issue after an emergency debate on the overturning of Roe v Wade

Physicians must treat in line with patients' wishes and standards of care. Some medical ethicists say that abortion bans will force doctors to disregard these obligations in order to follow the law.

Preventing unplanned pregnancies ought to be common ground among anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights forces. That's why a pragmatic new proposal from the nation's doctors — making birth control pills available over the counter instead of prescription-only — should inspire broad support.