Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill 2019
Legalised Abortion At Any Stage
Long Title (NSW): An Act about reforming the law relating to terminations of pregnancies and regulating the conduct of health practitioners in relation to terminations.
Status: Passed and signed off by the state Governor (Assented); It will now be law.
PIPE Bill ID # 2610
State / Territory: New South Wales (NSW)
Last Modified 25 September 2019
This Bill was sponsored by Alex Greenwich ( IND )
This Bill was sponsored by Penny Sharpe ( ALP )
Links to Info on Official Parliament Websites:
Effects of Bill:
This bill being passed means that... Abortion is legalised in NSW, including late term abortion
This bill being passed means that... Pain relief for late stage unborn humans will not be required
This bill being passed means that... Sex-selective abortions are now legal (but discouraged. Rules banning abortion for sex-selection reasons were deemed unenforceable, and a report on whether this is in fact an issue is to be tabled in 12 months)
News Articles, Admin Comments and Press Releases...
3 quotes from press releases and news articles are visible to logged-in users.