Call for peace in Gaza [AMENDED]
[AMENDED 22 Nov 2023] A statement from the Australian Federation of Medical Women (AFMW) Executive.
[AMENDED 22 Nov 2023] A statement from the Australian Federation of Medical Women (AFMW) Executive.
This week has been so sad with the horrors of the world news, particularly this week in the Middle East, but not forgetting Ukraine, Ethiopia, Syria, Yemen, and Burma. What has saddened me as deeply has been the unacceptable hate speech appearing in our own country. This has been evident in the passionate responses to the Middle East situation, but also evident in these last days before the referendum. – Dr Marjorie Cross, OAM
AFMW supports formal recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Australian Constitution and the establishment of the Voice to Parliament. Read our statement and review links to (updated) resources.
The AFMW responded to the call for greater access, contained in a submission to the Senate Inquiry into Universal access to reproductive healthcare. Review the submission.
The Australian Federation of Medical Women (AFMW) strongly supports the provision of abortion as an essential component of reproductive health care.
AFMW acknowledges that anthropogenic climate change is an urgent global health and urgent women’s health challenge which occurs mainly due to human related greenhouse gas emissions which results in global warming which is accelerating and will not stabilise without significant human effort at national and international levels to mitigate them.
National Reconciliation Week is held from May 27 to June
The AFMW recognises the Global COVID-19 Pandemic as a health emergency first and foremost, in addition to its profound social and financial consequences.
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