From Stigma to Standard Care: How...
From Stigma to Standard Care: How Aunty Jane Is Rewriting Abortion Access in Australia
Femtech At Work by Maaike Steinebach
S3 · E70
May 7, 2026
39:36
Episode notes

Abortion is legal across Australia, so why are so many women still turned away, forced to travel hours, or pay hundreds of dollars for essential care? In this episode, a registered nurse and co-founder of Aunty Jane, Alison Lima, pulls back the curtain on Australia’s abortion system, the quiet gatekeeping happening behind clinic doors, and the tele-abortion model rewriting what compassionate, accessible abortion care can look like.

Care should never be one-size-fits-all. Whether it’s using AI to bridge language gaps or leveraging abortion funds to ensure no one is left behind, we’re exploring how to center the human experience in reproductive health. At the end of the day, Aunty Jane exists to fill a gap and our greatest dream is to one day see that gap closed for good.

Let’s dive in!

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Keywords
Maaike Steinebach
AI
Femtech At Work
Australia
women’s health podcast
abortion care Australia
tele-abortion
Alison Lima
abortion
Aunty Jane