NSW becomes last Australian state to decriminalise abortion
The move to decriminalise brings Australia's most populous state in line with the rest of the country.
Sept 25, 2019
Abortion has been decriminalised in Australia's most populous state of New South Wales after weeks of contentious debate, bringing its laws into line with the rest of the country.
Politicians from across the political spectrum voted on Thursday to overturn the laws that date back to 1900 and had left women and their doctors at risk of prosecution and a prison term of up to 10 years if an abortion was deemed "unlawful".