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World Contraception Day reminds us that access to contraception is a human right

  World Contraception Day (WCD) is a day of observation recognised by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFP).  The central focus of WCD is ‘a world where every pregnancy is desired’. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) upholds the rights of women to control their bodies.  As a result of the withdrawal of USAID, SPA calls on

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World Contraception Day reminds us that access to contraception is a human right

  To mark World Contraception Day on 26 September, Sustainable Population Australia says access to contraception is a human right, yet 257 million women globally are trying to avoid pregnancy without access to any form of modern contraception. This makes them vulnerable to unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion and preventable maternal death. SPA national president Peter

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Human Rights Day: Protect human rights of women and children in areas of conflict

  MEDIA RELEASE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, 10 December. Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) calls for the protection of the human rights of women and children in areas of conflict, not least Gaza and the Ukraine. SPA condemns both the 7 October attack against the people of Israel, including the horrific rape of women, and the

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A range of contraceptive options necessary for making informed decisions

  In the lead-up to World Contraception Day (WCD) on 26 September, Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) has called for potentially fertile people everywhere to have information about, and access to, a range of contraceptive options so that they can make informed choices on their sexual and reproductive health. Contraceptive methods include hormonal options like birth

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On this World Population Day, we must reassert women’s right to choose

As the 2022 World Population Day approaches (July 11), Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) calls on the Australian government to reassert a woman’s right to choose and to reject the US Supreme Court’s decision in reversing Roe v. Wade.   On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court officially reversed Roe v. Wade, declaring that the constitutional right

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SPA welcomes world vasectomy week but seeks focus on other contraceptive methods as well

Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) welcomes World Vasectomy Week (November 13- 20) and notes that when a man has a vasectomy it is “an act of love” towards his wife or partner. SPA national president Ms Jenny Goldie says that for too long women bore the primary responsibility for family planning. “Vasectomies allowed men to share

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