2016-04-15
The Australian Greens have called on Malcolm Turnbull to offer a woman, allegedly raped on Nauru while suffering an epileptic seizure, safe passage to Australia for a termination.
"My heart breaks for this young woman and the government should be offering her every level of possible care, not dumping her in Port Moresby," the Greens' immigration spokesperson, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said.
"The trauma that this woman has been put through must be unimaginable. This is happening over and over again on Nauru and it must be stopped immediately.
"Women and girls are clearly not safe on Nauru and leaving them there means they will suffer more violence and abuse.
"The only way to end this appalling situation is to close the camps on Manus Island and Nauru immediately.
"The government has no exit strategy for the people who are suffering on Nauru.
"The Greens want to see billions of dollars saved and families given the opportunity to integrate into the Australian community.
"The brutality and institutionalised abuse on Nauru must stop and this poor woman should be brought to Australia immediately so that she can get the care she so desperately needs."
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