NSW Australian Lawmakers Vote to Keep Abortion in Criminal Code [Church

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    NSW Australian Lawmakers Vote to Keep Abortion in Criminal Code

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    by Rodney Pelletier • ChurchMilitant.com • May 12, 2017


    SYDNEY (ChurchMilitant.com) - Lawmakers in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) are voting to keep abortion a crime.

    A new bill introduced by Mehreen Faruqi, Green Party, Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), called the Abortion Law Reform Bill, was voted down 25–14 on May 11. The bill would have struck down a statute in the NSW Crimes Act which criminalizes abortion, directing:


    A woman can procure a chemical or surgical abortion legally in NSW provided that a physician decides that it is "required" because of "serious danger" for the mother's life or mental health. A physician can sign off on it for economic, social or medical grounds.

    Faruqi attacks the 116-year-old law, calling it "irrelevant" and out of line with "modern medical practice, modern expectations of reproductive health and the right of women to our bodily autonomy."

    Another bill, voted down at the same session and introduced by MLC Penny Sharpe, called the Summary Offenses Amendment Bill 2017, would have imposed a 500-foot buffer zone around abortion mills to keep pro-life protesters away.


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    Glad to know someone loves and cares for the babies.
     
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    Awesome news!