‘Abortion has been decriminalised, sorry it took so long,’ says Australian legislator
Legislators in New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, have voted to decriminalise abortion, and the Catholic church is not happy
26 September 2019 - 10:47
Sydney — Legislators in Australia’s most populous state voted on Thursday to decriminalise abortion after a fractious debate that threatened to divide the conservative government of New South Wales.
The legislation revamping a century-old law that made abortion punishable by up to 10 years in prison was passed by a voice vote in the state legislature...
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