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To find the proposition of no contraception, no dole horrifying.

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Trueheart1 · 07/12/2017 10:21

An Australian minister wants to limit benefits payments to women unless they submit to having a contraceptive implant. Unsurprisingly, he is not trying to limit male fertility.

www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/gary-johns/no-contraception-no-dole/news-story/4d90cfd0e31b2b59c9ce8f1f2eb81eb4

I know this was first talked about in 2014 but I only came across it today because Gary Johns has been made head of the charity commission in Australia today.

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TheCatsPaws · 07/12/2017 10:22

It’s dystopian, authoritarian and a symptom of an ideology that dehumanises the poor.

DeleteOrDecay · 07/12/2017 10:23

That is horrific.Angry

MyDcAreMarvel · 07/12/2017 10:23

It's behind a paywall. But yes , that's horrific. I can't use hormonal contraceptive , they make me suicidal.

Trueheart1 · 07/12/2017 10:37

Sorry, I did not realise that it was behind a pay wall. Here is a link to an article about his article that summarises it pretty well.
www.mamamia.com.au/no-contraception-no-dole/

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