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.
'Safe zones' around abortion clinics don't threaten free speech, Victoria says
State government tells high court that anti-abortion protesters are not engaged in public debate but are targeting women for their medical choices
Paul Karp
Thu 17 May 2018
“Safe access zones” around abortion clinics do not breach Australians’ limited right to free speech because protesters are not engaged in public debate but rather targeting women for their medical choices, the Victorian government has said.
The Victorian government has made the submission to the high court, warning that without safe access zones some women who need abortion services will decide “to delay or not to seek those services at all”.
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