Cricket Australia's employee sacked for campaigning for abortion

Cricket Australia has recently dismissed Angela Williamson, an employee who worked as a manager of public policy and government relations, for campaigning for abortion on the social media platform. The cricketing body mentioned that she had been fired for the reason that she had insulted the Tasmanian government over her series of hostile messages on Twitter.

The sport’s governing body is also set to enter a legal tussle that includes claims that a senior employee of the Tasmanian government divulged the woman’s own pregnancy termination to Cricket Tasmania. Earlier in February, the mother-of-three was compelled to travel to Melbourne after Tasmania’s only abortion provider closed as per reports in The Sydney Morning Herald.

I’m not a victim. I’m not seeking pity

“For speaking up, I lost my job with Cricket Australia. I was told the tweet had damaged my relationship with government. I was in shock trying to understand the situation I’d found myself in, and how publicly expressing my political opinion in a tweet had led to this situation at work. I’m still in shock,” Angela remarked while expressing her agony over the developments that have ripped her apart psychologically.

“I’m not a victim. I’m not seeking pity. And I’m not going to be quiet about reproductive health and surgical terminations. Bottom line? I should not have had to lose my job to deliver the change. Abortion is legal in Tasmania. But that system is broken and it made me feel ashamed,” she remarked.

As per the law, abortions in Tasmania are allowed on request up to 16 weeks of pregnancy. The same came into place since November 21, 2013. Williamson also mentioned that she bashed the government for the reason that she didn’t have any option for abortion in Tasmania and also pledged to help other women out in the matter.

“The doors were closed to me. There was no pathway for me to access a surgical termination in Tasmania. The only option was to go to Melbourne and take time off work. At the time, it made me feel alone and scared. On my way home on the plane I was upset. But I decided I wasn’t going to allow anyone to go through this again,” she added while expressing her grief.

It was also learned that Cricket Tasmania contacted the state’s government around June 19 to make an apology. It is assumed that the woman’s personal matters were disclosed during a conversation with a senior member of the government. However, in a statement, the Tasmanian government refrained from making any comment on the allegation.

“This is a matter for Cricket Tasmania. The government is not responsible for HR decisions made by private employers. The government does not involve itself in private employer matters and refutes any allegation that it has disclosed private information,” a spokesperson iterated.

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