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3663 - ABORTION CARE REFUSAL

Donato, Philip to the Minister for Health, Minister for Regional Health, and Minister for the Illawarra and the South Coast

Could you please advise, under what circumstances can a public hospital, and public hospital executive, refuse to provide abortion care, including social termination, to people who request it, if the same hospital has clinicians qualified and willing to provide this important reproductive health service, and sufficient resources to do so?

Answer -
ABORTION CARE REFUSAL

The NSW Health Policy Directive Framework for Termination of Pregnancy in New South Wales (PD2021_018) outlines the legal framework for the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019 and associated legislation in relation to termination of pregnancy in NSW. The Policy Directive is available on the NSW Health website.

The policy does not make it mandatory for NSW Health services to provide abortion services. If termination services are not provided, the policy requires that referral pathways are in place to ensure women have timely access to care.

Question asked on 19 September 2024 (session 58-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 72
Answer received on 24 October 2024 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 83

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