Larissa Waters (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Women, also representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care, Minister Gallagher. Polling released today by Fair Agenda confirms that there's strong public support for improving abortion access, with 72 per cent of Australians agreeing that governments should make abortions more readily accessible. Fair Agenda, Marie Stopes and Children by Choice have all proposed solutions, including expanding Medicare coverage, nurse-led abortion care and better access to long-acting reversible contraceptives. Will the health minister support including medical and surgical abortions as an MBS item number to ensure that no-one is denied the procedure because they can't afford it?