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"Although Australia is sometimes described as the 51st US state, when it comes
to abortion our politics and laws are extremely different.
The Australian public is strongly pro-choice and has been for decades.
Abortion in Australia is regulated by state and territory legislation and the
overall trend in the 21st century has been to enshrine abortion as a legal
right. In 2021, South Australia became the last jurisdiction to decriminalise
the procedure.
Politically, abortion is the subject of conscience votes. It normally does not
function as a partisan issue for the major parties, with the notable exception
of the 2020 Queensland election, when the LNP promised a review of the recently
passed abortion decriminalisation law while One Nation pledged to roll it back.
When asked about
Roe v. Wade issue today, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said,
“I’m aware of the reports that are coming out of the United States, but that’s
in a different country. In Australia there are no changes to those laws.”
But while legal abortion in Australia seems secure, we are still a long way
from treating abortion as the routine health care it is."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
