Tough passage for abortion bill
Jared Owens
October 8, 2018
Queensland Labor’s ambitious bid to decriminalise abortion and ban protesters targeting pregnant women outside clinics could be thwarted at a meeting of Liberal National MPs today.
Although the government commands 48 of parliament’s 93 seats, some Labor MPs are expected to abstain or vote against the bill, which would allow terminations on request up to 22 weeks’ gestation.