As a doctor who has worked in the field of reproductive healthcare for many years, I could list so many evidence-based and peer-researched studies and reasons on why abortion should be decriminalised.
- Philip Goldstone
- Brisbane Times
But the most profound and overriding reason for me is to end the shame and stigma that we heap onto women accessing this health service each and every day.
Shame and stigma is something that I am familiar with; I have worked in the mental health sector and I have worked in the women’s health sector.
Both of these areas share the dark burden of shame and stigma.
And as a…