RIS - Abortion Law Reform [pdf, 750 KB]
...facilities where abortions may be performed, and by whom. The offence provisions in these Acts includes health practitioners. Women are covered by an offence in the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977. The Minister of Justice requested advice from the Law Commission about options for the law if abortion was aligned with a health approach. The Law Commission’s briefing paper Alternative Approaches to Abortion Law was provided to the Minister of Justice on 26 October...