Dr Nisha Khot

What Dr Nisha Khot has said

• “If the leader has these problems, imagine what these other states might be going through. Khot said the lack of access to medical abortions was especially concerning because it is safer for women.”

  vice-president of the peak body for obstetricians and gynaecologists · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · No surgical abortion providers in seven out of 10 Victorian local government areas, report finds ↗

• “When men have a vasectomy procedure, the Medicare rebate is more than $200, whereas when women have an intrauterine device (IUD) insertion – which actually is a procedure that takes longer than doing a vasectomy – the Medicare rebate for that is $75.”

  Vice-president of the peak body for obstetricians and gynaecologists · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · How much does the gender health gap cost? For Alyse, it’s $400,000 ↗

• “This will make a big difference for the affordability of these medications. Obviously if you're thinking about the cost of living crisis and you're thinking, can I afford to put food on the table versus use my menopause medication, guess what? You're going to prioritise putting food on the table … so this will be a huge, huge bonus.”

  Vice-president of Ranzcog and clinical director of obstetrics and gynaecology at Peninsula Health in metropolitan Melbourne · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Contraceptives and menopause treatments to be subsidised as federal government pledges $573m for women’s health ↗

• “It is time to review all of the MBS item numbers, PBS listings, rebates, from a gendered lens and correct the gender inequity that has existed for far too long.”

  vice-president of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Women to save thousands of dollars a year as new fertility and endometriosis drugs listed on PBS ↗

• “The bill was "predicated on misinformation", that there are already restrictions on sex-selection abortion for non-medical reasons and that the "underlying aim is to restrict access to abortion".”

  President, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (Ranzcog) · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Anti-abortion activists are trying to limit access in NSW – and they are just getting started ↗

• “[Removing the medicine] is absolutely life-altering for women who are currently able to carry on with the resemblance of a normal life, to work, participate in the community. Without it perhaps they will not be able to function as they have been.”

  president of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists · Women's health & gynaecology · 29 Sept 2026 · Breast cancer and endometriosis drug Zoladex is being pulled from Australia. How will women be affected? ↗

• “In a country that is quite vast, with many different jurisdictions and places where we deliver healthcare, this coordinated effort has shown such good results.”

  president of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists · Maternity & neonatal · 10 Sept 2026 · Australia’s remarkable success in reducing preterm births: ‘Babies are being born when they should be’ ↗

• “This is just preying on vulnerable people. This is such a vulnerable time for them and their families, they're going through something that is heartbreaking.”

  president of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Townsville hospital investigates after South Australian anti-abortion activist posts image of aborted foetus ↗

Where Dr Nisha Khot has been quoted

1. Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie rebuked for ‘playing politics’ on abortion in debate on stillbirth leavetheguardian.com · 30 Sept 2026
2. No surgical abortion providers in seven out of 10 Victorian local government areas, report findstheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
3. How much does the gender health gap cost? For Alyse, it’s $400,000theguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
4. Contraceptives and menopause treatments to be subsidised as federal government pledges $573m for women’s healththeguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
5. Women to save thousands of dollars a year as new fertility and endometriosis drugs listed on PBStheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
6. Anti-abortion activists are trying to limit access in NSW – and they are just getting startedtheguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
7. Breast cancer and endometriosis drug Zoladex is being pulled from Australia. How will women be affected?theguardian.com · 29 Sept 2026
8. Australia’s remarkable success in reducing preterm births: ‘Babies are being born when they should be’theguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
9. Townsville hospital investigates after South Australian anti-abortion activist posts image of aborted foetustheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

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