NSW Premier Likely to Support Progressive Push to Decriminalise Abortions

NSW Premier Likely to Support Progressive Push to Decriminalise Abortions
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian speaks to the media in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 4, 2019. Jason McCawley/Getty Images
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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she will most likely be supporting a private members’ bill seeking to remove abortion from the state’s criminal laws.

Abortions are currently lawful in NSW if performed with the consent of the woman and by a registered doctor who believes there are reasonable grounds that the woman’s physical or mental health would be at risk from continuing the pregnancy. The woman’s social and financial situations are also taken into account.
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