Australia – Here’s How The Tassie Premier’s Abortion Promise Was Exposed By A Former Staffer

Here's How The Tassie Premier's Abortion Promise Was Exposed By A Former Staffer
She watched her ex-boss claim there was access to a procedure she had just flown interstate to have.

Posted on March 13, 2018
Gina Rushton
BuzzFeed News Reporter, Australia

A former staffer to Tasmanian premier Will Hodgman spent weeks trying to access a termination before spending $4,500 to have the procedure interstate, a week after the premier promised his state that abortion was accessible.

Bianca* spoke to BuzzFeed News this week about how she spent thousands of dollars going from GP to hospital to private provider to try to access the procedure before ultimately catching a plane to Melbourne for the surgery.

Continued: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ginarushton/surgical-abortion-access-in-tasmania?utm_term=.lpRoDwgv8#.svVYA50JK