Abortion - Queensland and NSW

The decriminalisation of abortion in Queensland and NSW is being proposed by the Greens and pro-abortion groups... we need to be equally active in asking those MPs not to support the decriminalisation of abortion.

NSW

During 2009 the Greens started running a campaign to decriminalise abortion in NSW.
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon has called on the Rees government to "show leadership and introduce an abortion law reform bill, following the lead of the Victorian Labor government which passed new laws decriminalising abortion in late 2008."

She said "If the government fails to act then the Greens are committed to introducing our own reform bill."

As part of their ongoing campaign, the Greens held a Public Forum at the NSW Parliament on May 1, 2009.

Details: Greens Campaign Overview

To find out more about the abortion law in NSW, read this 2005 NSW Parliamentary Library Briefing Paper, "Abortion and the law in NSW".

Queensland

Pro-abortion group Children by Choice has launched a campaign calling on Anna Bligh's Labor Government to decriminalise abortion. They cited the recent prosecution of a young Cairns woman who imported and used an abortion drug as a reason for decriminalising abortion.

Caroline de Costa, a Cairns gynaecologist who imports the abortion drug RU 486, is also calling on the government to decriminalise abortion. See ABC report.

She has announced she will not continue using the abortion drug RU 486 because of fear of prosecution.

Update October 2010:
The trial of Leach and Brennan in Queensland has prompted pro-abortion groups to loudly call for the legalisation of abortion in Queensland.
Read our report on our Latest News page.

Premier Anna Bligh has said that her government will not introduce a Bill to legalise abortion - but that, if a private member's Bill is introduced she would support the Bill.

ACTION:

If you live in NSW or Qld, please contact your MPs.
Ask them not to support the decriminalisation of abortion.

NSW:
One MP in the Legislative Assembly and ALL MPs in the Legislative Council.
Click here for MP details.
Also write to
Premier Nathan Rees - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Queensland:
One MP in the Legislative Assembly. Click here for details.
Premier Anna Bligh - click here for contact form.
Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek - contact form.