After extensive public protest and political debate, a reform to the Termination of Pregnancy Act has made abortion in Queensland a health issue rather than a criminal issue. These modernised reforms to legislation remain a polarising and intractable issue in bioethics and law.
This event hosted by Australian Centre for Health Law Research and Health, Ethics and Law (HEAL) invite you to join guest speaker Professor Caroline de Costa, and panel members Ms Tracy Pickett, Dr Glenn Gardener and Dr Melanie Jansen, to discuss the legal and ethical issues around implementing Queensland’s Abortion Reforms.
Date: Wednesday, 17th April 2019
Venue: Gibson Room, Level 10, Z Block, QUT Gardens Point Campus
Time: 5.30pm arrival (networking and refreshments) 6.00pm to 7.00pm (presentation and panel discussion)
Dress: Smart Casual
Entry: Free. Click the link to register.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/queenslands-abortion-law-reform-professor-caroline-de-costa-tickets-58687456763
Prof Caroline de Costa
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
James Cook University, College of Medicine and Dentistry
Caroline de Costa is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the College of Medicine at James Cook University, Cairns Campus in North Queensland, Australia. Caroline has 42 years’ experience in the practice of obstetrics and 40 years in the area of obstetrics research, in particular obstetric epidemiology. She practised as a specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist for 35 years.
Much of Professor de Costa’s research over the past ten years has been in the area of abortion service provision and abortion law reform. She has published extensively with multiple co-authors both nationally and internationally on these topics and has been active and successful in public movements to reform abortion law.
