Dr Joanna Howe
Dr Joanna Howe is a Professor of Law and mother of five.
After finishing a Bachelor of Economics/Law with First Class Honours at the University of Sydney, Joanna undertook a Doctorate of Philosophy in Law at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. After the birth of her first child in Oxford and pregnant with her second, Joanna was appointed as a Lecturer at the University of Adelaide where she has since built her academic career.
One of Australia’s foremost legal scholars in the field of labour migration, Joanna was invited by the Prime-Minister to attend the inaugural Jobs and Skills Summit in 2022, alongside 100 other eminent Australians. She was subsequently appointed by the federal government as part of an expert panel to review the Australian migration program and she serves on advisory bodies for the federal Minister for Immigration and the International Labor Organisation. The author and co-editor of three books and over 50 journal articles, Joanna is the recipient of SA InDaily’s 40 Under 40 Award and the University of Adelaide Women’s Research Excellence Award.
It was when the South Australian parliament passed new laws to introduce abortion up to birth, that Joanna felt compelled to devote her life to ending abortion, based on the conviction that abortion harms women and is the most horrific human rights abuse in Australia today. In 2022 Joanna co-founded Enid Lyons List, a new Australian organisation aimed at empowering prolife women into the public square. Joanna has since launched social media accounts on Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook and YouTube to educate, inform and inspire Australians on the issue of abortion. Joanna’s goal is to advocate for an Australia where abortion is unthinkable and where we provide meaningful support to all women during pregnancy and as mothers.
Articles by Dr Joanna Howe:
7 October 2024
2.6 MINS
Momentum is building for the Live Births Bill in South Australia. We have letterboxed over 20,000 homes with our leaflet drawing attention to the tragic plight of 45 healthy SA babies killed after viability and up until birth in the first 18 months of the Termination of Pregnancy Act.
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9 September 2024
2 MINS
We need to educate and activate young Australians and health professionals to lead the charge against abortion up to birth. Today I am excited to announce that I am hosting the inaugural National Life Summit on Saturday 30 November in Sydney CBD at a 5-star hotel.
14 May 2024
1.2 MINS
Tens of thousands of Australians saw the case for abortion dismantled on social media this week. Every time we expose the lie of abortion, the truth shines a little brighter.
30 April 2024
2.3 MINS
Queensland Premier Steven Miles doesn't want the word to get out that late-term abortions have doubled under his watch.
16 April 2024
1.8 MINS
A groundbreaking Courier Mail article published last week revealed the alarming number of babies born alive after abortion in Queensland.
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11 April 2024
1.5 MINS
In speaking out against abortion because it kills a human being, I also feel called to speak to the importance of celebrating womanhood, motherhood and family life as deeply fulfilling aspirations for young women to have.
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19 March 2024
1.5 MINS
When I began defending the dignity of people with Down syndrome on an ABC Health social media post, the taxpayer-funded organisation deleted all comments.
21 February 2024
3.7 MINS
Read and sign this open letter asking for justice for the eight healthy babies killed in South Australia during the first six months of the state's new abortion laws.
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5 September 2023
1.6 MINS
A Senate report into the issue of babies born alive has ignored evidence of the practice, instead highlighting evidence from abortion providers and the pro-abort lobby.
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18 May 2023
5.7 MINS
The compulsory acquisition is because Calvary Hospital and the ACT government had a fundamental disagreement over the definition of healthcare. For the government, the provision of abortion is non-negotiable. Calvary Hospital relies on institutional conscientious objection to refrain from participating in abortion.
