The least our members of parliament can do is change the law and remove the possibility of a custodial sentence being handed down by the courts in abortion cases.
15 March 2026
This leader has repeatedly argued for the legalisation of abortion and its regulation as a healthcare matter. Pregnant women should have the choice to make decisions on their life, their health and wellbeing as they deem fit. And that includes the choice to terminate their pregnancy.
We contend that every woman should have the right to terminate her pregnancy for whatever reason up to the point of the foetus’s viability outside the womb. Furthermore, at any stage of the pregnancy, the woman should have the choice to terminate her pregnancy if her life is on the line. Not everyone will make these choices but for those who want to, the option should be accessible, safe and legal.