IVF treatment regulation
Rachel asked the Minister for Health what the government is doing to ensure the uniform regulation of assisted reproductive treatment.
Southside Justice sex worker legal program
Rachel asked the government for a commitment to continue funding Southside Justice’s legal program for sex workers. As one of only two services of its kind in the country, this program has provided legal assistance to workers in the sex industry since 2022. Funding is set to cease in December, which will impede access to trauma-informed legal assistance for common issues such as non-payment and assault.
Stop the lockdowns at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre
Rachel asked the Minister for Corrections to stop lockdowns at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre. Usually reserved for emergency situations, women in these prisons have been frequently kept in states of solitary confinement due to changes in administrative processes and rostering.
Justice for historical forced adoptions in Victoria
Rachel asked the Attorney-General when the government will implement recommendation 24, as stated in the “2022 Government Response to the Recommendations of the Inquiry into responses to historical forced adoption in Victoria.”
South-East taskforce needed to stop region’s family violence epidemic
Victorian Member of Parliament Rachel Payne is calling on the Allan government to set-up a taskforce to tackle family violence in Melbourne’s South-East, given the area has the highest rates in the state.
Abortion care is health care
Rachel spoke in parliament on the need for affordability, consistency and accessibility across abortion services, and outlined the harms of abortion refusal.
Capsicum spray for personal protection is not the solution
Rachel presented her contribution to a motion which proposed the legal use of capsicum spray for personal protection.
Conscientious Objection to Abortion
On Wednesday 19th of June, Rachel Payne MP addressed her adjournment matter to the Minister for Health, calling for greater reporting accountability among conscientious objectors to abortion.
Reproductive health leave
Rachel Payne MP directed her adjournment matter on the 15th of May, to the Minister for Industrial Relations, advocating for reproductive health leave in the workplace.
Violence against women is preventable
Rachel Payne gave her Members Statement about the efforts needed to reduce the violence harms against women in Victoria.