Opinion | Abortion reform put back in wake of election

By Catherine Henry
May 28 2019 - 8:30pm
Poll result a setback for abortion reform
Poll result a setback for abortion reform

The return of Liberal/National party governments at both state and federal level in recent elections has undoubtedly set back the cause of abortion reform - an issue that the vast majority of the voting public have consistently supported. In NSW, the campaign to decriminalise abortion had been gathering momentum in the months leading up to the March state election with Member for Sydney, Alex Greenwich, indicating he proposed to present a private members bill in the new parliament. Indications are that the bill would have had the support of both Labor and Green MPs.

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