By Thomas Kelsall
June 17, 2026
South Australia’s lower house has voted down a bill to restrict access to late-term abortion, after the legislation had earlier passed the upper house.
The bill was defeated 36 votes to 9 shortly after 9:30pm ACST, following less than two hours of debate. Only 12 of the 47 MPs in the lower house spoke on the bill.
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