Lawful requirements for medical practitioners performing terminations after 22 weeks
Termination of Pregnancy (Restrictions on Terminations After 24 Weeks and 6 Days) Amendment Bill 2026
Private Member's Bill1st House
2nd House
Law
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Medical practitioners can lawfully perform terminations for people between 22 weeks and 6 days and 24 weeks and 6 days pregnant.
Medical practitioners can perform terminations after 24 weeks and 6 days if they believe it is necessary to save the pregnant person's life.
A second medical practitioner must agree that the termination is necessary to save the person's life; the procedure must happen at a prescribed hospital.
Doctors can bypass the second opinion and hospital requirement in an emergency.
Practitioners must consider all relevant medical circumstances and professional guidelines when assessing terminations after 24 weeks and 6 days.
Registered health practitioners must follow conduct and performance regulations when performing these terminations.