20 Haziran 2014 Cuma

Pregnant asylum seekers on Nauru transferred to Australia for abortions

Three pregnant asylum seekers have been transferred to Australia from offshore detention on Nauru soon after requesting abortions due to the harsh situations within the detention centre and because they did not want to deliver a little one up on Nauru, Guardian Australia understands.


Of the 3 girls – the first of whom was transferred in February – one had her pregnancy terminated although the other two have however to make a ultimate decision on the termination.


The February situation – of a Rohingyan girl named Salima – was reported by the ABC. Salima’s spouse Mamun advised the ABC from Brisbane: “If we born with a youngster in Nauru the youngster need to die since the services [are] not very good in there.


“There is a very little room. Households are given a fan. But in a single camp there is no fan. When you take meals – lunch and dinner – you need to be standing two hours in the line.”


The two most current instances involve pregnant ladies transferred to Darwin. A single family members were sent around three weeks in the past and an additional all around eight weeks in the past.


Youngster asylum seeker advocate group Chilout and a senior supply with expertise of the situations confirmed the transfers had occurred.


Chilout spokeswoman Sophie Peer explained all three females had cited conditions in detention and the longevity of remain on the tiny Pacific island state as reasons for their selections.


A leaked report, written by five independent health care specialists, documented the dire state of psychological overall health between pregnant ladies on Nauru. The report mentioned that most pregnant women on the island were struggling depression, with a lot of scoring 24 on the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale, in which depression is diagnosed with a score of ten.


Guardian Australia has also been advised by a senior supply that a 32-12 months-old woman was evacuated below emergency following a suicide try on Nauru last weekend.


“The actions taken by these families indicate just how dire the scenario is on Nauru,” stated Peer.


“From maternal overall health through to paediatric care and simple living situations, the entire facility on Nauru is inappropriate for women and kids.


“Our government has stripped these households of all hope and has created family members organizing decisions practically impossible.”


Immigration minister Scott Morrison did not respond to a request for comment.



Pregnant asylum seekers on Nauru transferred to Australia for abortions

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