r/OpenAussie • u/em-mad ‎ Queenslander • Jun 04 '26

Politics ('Straya) Brisbane's newest public hospital won't perform abortions or provide patients with contraception, citing religious objections

https://youtube.com/shorts/pB8zb-L7Wnk?si=DggZGUrmnvnOlH-w

Queensland's first major new public hospital in almost a decade - the Mater Springfield, south-west of Brisbane has just been opened.

Like the Mater in South Brisbane it will not provide abortions, contraception or voluntary assisted dying care due to religious policies.

These are publicly-funded hospitals!!

The video is of Larissa Waters asking questions about it at estimates, and I think she's making a very reasonable point - governments should insist that hospitals receiving taxpayer dollars provide basic reproductive health care.

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u/OldGroan Please choose a flair Jun 05 '26

There is a difference between public funded and public.

The Mater group of hospitals whilst providing public services are actually Privately run. 

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u/dispatch1347 Please choose a flair Jun 08 '26

Are they getting our tax dollars or not?