Australia – Children Among Anti-Abortion Protesters At Liberal Party State Council Meeting

Children Among Anti-Abortion Protesters At Liberal Party State Council Meeting

Fri 06 Sep 2019

More than 100 protesters gathered outside the NSW Liberal Party State Council meeting, where an urgency motion to condemn legislation to decriminalise abortion in NSW was defeated.

Dozens of parents and children have chanted anti-abortion messages at MPs entering a Liberal Party State Council meeting amid tightening tensions over a move to decriminalise terminations in NSW.

Continued: https://10daily.com.au/news/a190907nrfka/children-among-anti-abortion-protesters-at-liberal-party-state-council-meeting-20190907


Australia – Women challenge authorities to #ArrestUs in campaign for abortion reform

Women challenge authorities to #ArrestUs in campaign for abortion reform

By Caitlin Welsh
Aug 6, 2019

A Sydney woman took inspiration from an iconic decades-old stunt when she created the #ArrestUs campaign on Monday.

Less than 24 hours later, hundreds of people had joined her in challenging lawmakers to either finally make abortion legal, or enforce the 119-year-old law that says it’s a crime — and arrest them for ending their pregnancies.

Continued: https://mashable.com/article/arrest-us-australian-abortion-debate/


Hundreds rally in NSW over abortion bill

Hundreds rally in NSW over abortion bill

By AAP
Jul 31, 2019

Hundreds of supporters of a bill to decriminalise abortion in NSW have descended on state parliament with many holding signs stating "Our body, our choice" and "No uterus, no opinion".

Darelle Duncan was one of those rallying on Wednesday in favour of the Reproductive Healthcare Reform Bill, which she says will give women the right to control their own lives.

Continued: https://www.9news.com.au/national/hundreds-rally-for-nsw-abortion-bill/4217e2a9-1a2f-4feb-9e89-fac45b412523