EPISODE · May 6, 2019 · 32 MIN

Abortion — beyond the stereotype

from Ladies, We Need To Talk · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

If you’re in your 30s and have had an abortion or are going to, you’re not going through it alone. It’s a myth that only the young and reckless have abortions. The stats show that older women, and those who already have kids, are having more abortions in Australia than teenagers. So if they’re the facts, why is abortion shrouded in shame, judgement and silence for older women?