On Wednesday 19 November 2025, I asked the Health Minister whether the Government will ensure publicly funded hospitals provide full reproductive care services.
You can read my question and the Minister's response below, or in the official record of Parliamentary proceedings (Hansard).
My question is to the Minister for Health. Abortion is legal in Queensland, yet recent reports show that women requiring an abortion or miscarriage treatment are refused care at publicly funded Mater hospitals. I table two relevant reports.
Mr NICHOLLS: I thank the member for Maiwar for his question. I have observed those articles. We expect all facilities to honour the agreements they have with the department. The Mater Hospital continues to honour the agreement it has with the department. There is no reason to doubt that it is not honouring that agreement. In fact, I was at the Mater Hospital just this morning after I visited the Children’s Hospital. We have just unveiled a new $6.8 million MRI machine at the Queensland Children’s Hospital for children, including a MiniTom so that kids do not get frightened when they go through an MRI machine. There is one new MRI and two upgrades to existing MRIs being delivered at the Queensland Children’s Hospital courtesy of the Crisafulli LNP government. I popped next door to the Mater to have a chat with some of the clinicians there, and I want to thank the people at the Mater for seeing me today. The short answer to the question is: the contracts are being honoured. We continue to monitor those contracts to ensure compliance.