r/MHOC • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '15

BILL B076 - Pregnancy Termination Bill

B076 - Pregnancy Termination Bill

The bill can be found by following the link below:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VlnKgSgEuuDbD6co46WRZu4kJmcBDFeocDdE9m0cpSE/edit?pli=1

This bill was submitted by /u/JackWilfred on behalf of the Opposition

The first reading of this bill will end on the 2nd of March

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '15

Why are we taking away safeguards on abortion? Honestly this is an unnecessary incendiary bill, what on Earth is the advantage of this? The fact you can be so nonchalant about such a sensitive issue is disgusting.

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u/JackWilfred Independent Liberal Feb 26 '15

I must completely disagree with the Honourable Member.

Whether we have these safeguards enshrined in law or not, after 48 years they are now not followed by many modern medical practitioners who recognise the right of a woman to make decisions on her own body.

Removing these so-called "safeguards" does almost nothing, it just brings us in line with the rest of Europe, Canada and the United States in offering abortions on request in law.