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"There are 3,088 women imprisoned in Australia on any given day, representing
7.5% of the prison population. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are
over-represented in these numbers.
Australia spends $4.44 billion on prisons. Despite this, reproductive health
care equivalent to that in the community is often not available where women are
being detained.
This includes care related to menstruation, menopause, contraception,
preventive health care such as cervical screening tests, and access to
abortions.
Adequate health care during pregnancy, birth and after birth is often
unavailable in these prisons."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
