| Inquiry status: Completed | Date started: 01 July 2022 | Submissions close: 15 August 2022 | Reporting date: Report tabled 18 April 2023 |
On 1 July 2022, the ACT Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Health & Community Wellbeing resolved to conduct an inquiry into abortion and reproductive choice in the ACT.
The terms of reference include the accessibility and affordability of abortion services, and the protection of abortion rights in the ACT. The full terms of reference for the Committee’s inquiry can be accessed below.
“In response to what our community is seeing unfold overseas, now is the right time to reflect on the accessibility, affordability and legal protections for abortion and reproductive health services for people here in the ACT” - Johnathan Davis MLA, Chair of the Standing Committee on Health & Community Wellbeing
Submissions to this inquiry are closed.
There are a few rules for submissions, such as: they must be relevant, written and received before the closing date. Include your name, phone number, and postal and email addresses, before sending your submission in either digital or physical form to one of these addresses:
- By email (preferred): LACommitteeHCW@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Standing Committee on Health and Community Wellbeing, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
Submissions received by the committee may be published online, but personal contact details will be removed.
Closing date for submissions is 5pm on 15 August 2022. If you will have difficulty meeting this deadline, please request an extension.
Need help? Check out our guide to writing a submission for tips and advice.
Terms of reference
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| Terms of reference |  PDF (146.8 KB) |
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Warning: Some of the content of the submissions on this webpage may cause distress.
If you require support, you may access Lifeline on 13 11 14.
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| Submission 52 - AMA (ACA) Limited | PDF (353.1 KB) |
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| Submission 51 - Women with Disabilities ACT and Advocacy for Inclusion | PDF (388.0 KB) |
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| Submission 50 - Health Care Consumers Association | PDF (561.7 KB) |
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| Submission 49 - ACT Human Rights Association | PDF (587.0 KB) |
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| Submission 48 - Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation | PDF (433.0 KB) |
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| Submission 47 - ACT Government | PDF (742.3 KB) |
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| Submission 46 - Women's Health Matters | PDF (592.1 KB) |
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| Submission 45 - Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT | PDF (494.9 KB) |
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| Submission 44 - Withheld | PDF (489.9 KB) |
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| Submission 43 - Dr Melanie Dorrington | PDF (551.2 KB) |
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| Submission 42 - ACTCOSS | PDF (508.2 KB) |
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| Submission 41 - MSI Australia | PDF (1.5 MB) |
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| Submission 40 - Youth Advisory Council | PDF (372.2 KB) |
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| Submission 39 - Beverley Cains | PDF (202.9 KB) |
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| Submission 38 - ACT Right to Life Association | PDF (378.6 KB) |
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| Submission 37 - Withheld | PDF (78.8 KB) |
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| Submission 36 - Brian and Heather Robinson | PDF (311.7 KB) |
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| Submission 35 - Michael J Carton and Carmel M Carton | PDF (181.9 KB) |
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| Submission 34 - Martin Dunn | PDF (249.4 KB) |
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| Submission 33 - Rylee Schuhmacher | PDF (209.0 KB) |
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| Submission 32 - Dr Tim Coyle | PDF (299.4 KB) |
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| Submission 31 - Michelle Welch | PDF (175.5 KB) |
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| Submission 30 - Name Withheld | PDF (348.0 KB) |
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| Submission 29 - Geoff Stannard | PDF (215.7 KB) |
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| Submission 28 - Tobias and Tracey Preston | PDF (151.4 KB) |
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| Submission 27 - ANU LRSJ Research Hub | PDF (416.3 KB) |
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| Submission 26 - Name Withheld | PDF (218.4 KB) |
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| Submission 25 - Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn | PDF (587.4 KB) |
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| Submission 24 - Dr Brendan Scott | PDF (161.9 KB) |
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| Submission 23 - Daryl Murphy | PDF (209.3 KB) |
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| Submission 22 - Denis Strangman AM | PDF (216.0 KB) |
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| Submission 21 - Name Withheld | PDF (279.4 KB) |
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| Submission 20 - Natalia Alvarez | PDF (210.7 KB) |
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| Submission 19 - Naji Raya | PDF (258.8 KB) |
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| Submission 18 - Bernadette Ellis Raya | PDF (181.8 KB) |
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| Submission 17 - EMILY's | PDF (341.1 KB) |
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| Submission 16 - Lita Stacey | PDF (178.2 KB) |
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| Submission 15 - Catherine Cunningham | PDF (253.6 KB) |
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| Submission 14 - Dominica Rossi | PDF (255.3 KB) |
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| Submission 13 - John L Smith | PDF (185.7 KB) |
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| Submission 12 - Frances Pearson | PDF (161.3 KB) |
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| Submission 11 - Moya Homan | PDF (210.0 KB) |
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| Submission 10 - Ron Gane | PDF (166.5 KB) |
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| Submission 09 - Withheld | PDF (441.1 KB) |
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| Submission 08 - Terry Dwyer | PDF (422.7 KB) |
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| Submission 07 - Australian Christian Lobby | PDF (441.0 KB) |
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| Submission 06 - Kath Woolf | PDF (241.2 KB) |
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| Submission 05 - Tessa Keast | PDF (166.4 KB) |
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| Submission 04 - Ruth Keast | PDF (260.1 KB) |
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| Submission 03 - Rita Joseph | PDF (385.1 KB) |
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| Submission 02 - Greg Tannahill | PDF (230.9 KB) |
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| Submission 01 - Tamara | PDF (290.8 KB) |
Public hearings
Friday 28 October 2022, 9:00am - 4:05pm
To view the list of witnesses please click here.
View current Public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| Transcript - 28 October 2022 - Inquiry into Abortion and Reproductive Choice in the ACT | PDF (572.7 KB) |
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| Hearing schedule - 28 October 2022 - Inquiry into Abortion and Reproductive Choice in the ACT | PDF (191.0 KB) |
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| Report 10 - Inquiry into abortion and reproductive choice in the ACT | PDF (548.8 KB) |
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| Corrigendum - Inquiry into abortion and reproductive choice in the ACT | PDF (599.4 KB) |
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| Government response to HCW - Report 10 - Inquiry into Abortion and Reproductive Choices in the ACT | PDF (881.5 KB) |
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| Media release - Report tabled for the Inquiry into Abortion and Reproductive Choice in the ACT | PDF (156.3 KB) |
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| Media release - Public hearing into abortion and reproductive choice in the ACT - 18 October 2022 | PDF (156.6 KB) |
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| Media Release - New inquiry into abortion and reproductive choice in the ACT | PDF (160.2 KB) |
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| Media release - Corrigendum tabled for the Inquiry into Abortion and Reproductive Choice in the ACT | PDF (162.5 KB) |
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| Hearing Schedule | PDF (191.0 KB) |