Media
Media coverage of the struggle to defend women’s rights in Albury, NSW.
The 2011 Campaign
In May, June and July 2011 a group of Albury High School students led a campaign to defend women’s right to access the Fertility Control Clinic on Engelhardt St, without being filmed or harassed by religious fundamentalists.
Border Mail 06-May-2011: Anti-abortionists secretly film clinic
Border Mail 13-May-2011: Nurse fights anti-abortionists with umbrella
Border Mail 18-May-2011: Abortion protests ‘a failure’
Prime News 19-May-2011: Protesters clash at abortion clinic
WIN News 19-May-2011: Abortion Protest
Prime News 26-May-2011: Protesters face off again (video)
The Age 1-June-2011: ‘No film’ call by abortion clinics
Border Mail 3-June-2011: Protest focus on privacy
Border Mail 9-June-2011: Boys’ Facebook page closes
Border Mail 21-June-2011: Protesters ‘shame’ student
Prime News 1-July-2011: Opposing doctors in abortion debate
Prime News 7-July-2011: Call for action in abortion standoff
Win TV 7-July-2011: Fertility Protest
Border Mail 8-July-2011: Children brought to abortion vigil
Border Mail 22-July-2011: Sheets out in abortion face-off
The 2011 campaign was a partial success. In response to community anger, the religious fundamentalist Helper’s of God’s Precious Infants were forced to cease filming the entrance to the Fertility Control Clinic. However they continue to harass women seeking to access the clinic.
Various from 2012
Albury Wodonga NewsWeekly 2-August-2012: ‘Stop the protests’
Albury Wodonga NewsWeekly 6-Sepember2012: Anglican leader slams protesters