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The article focuses on the social and political impacts of the Zoe's Law, a legislative bill, introduced by New South Wales' Christian Democratic Party's Fred Nile on women's human rights by referring to the evidences from the U.S. laws. Topics discussed include legal aspects of the law to allow women to decide for the birth or death of her baby, rejection from the U.S. Supreme Court to provide separate legal right to foetuses, and implications of child welfare and drug laws on legal rights.

The article reports that a private member's bill has been passed in Tasmania which removes abortion from Tasmania's criminal code as of January 2014 and mentions the reasons for delay in passing the bill and regulations related to pregnancy terminations in Tasmania as described in the bill.

The author reflects on the intrusive content of the recruitment process for women of the energy company Chevron Corp. in Australia, and states that the process seems to be insensitive, offensive and a potentially traumatic experience for women applicants. The author states that the recruitment form includes questions regarding pregnancy and abortion history, menstrual history and date and sterilization. The author also discusses the issue in terms of occupational health and safety.

In this article, the author reflects on issues regarding the quality of life foe women in Australia along with the decline employment opportunities for Australian women. He states about the women's employment figures of the financial services firm J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. which has decreased to 360,000 from 390,000. He mentions that National Children's Commissioner Megan Mitchell has stated that the country has the highest proportions of children living in jobless families.