The abortion topic became a heated one during the state election after Katter’s Australian Party leader Robbie Katter announced that his first step in Parliament would be to re-introduce his failed private member’s bill. Namely, the Termination of Live Births Amendment, which would see tougher restrictions placed on late-term abortions.
A move the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists say will also disproportionately impact rural and First Nations communities, cause emotional trauma for patients, and potentially spark a conscience vote.
In 2018, the Premier, and all but three LNP politicians, voted for terminations to remain criminalised.
More than one week into the new change in government, a collective anxiety within the community has risen on whether abortion will be placed back into the criminal code – with hundreds taking to Brisbane Square last Friday demanding for a women’s right to choose to remain legal.
This comes after Crisafulli’s consistent deflections of questions surrounding his own views and whether party members could have a conscience vote on the matter.
I spoke with Queer Officer of the National Union of Students (NUS) Ella Gutteridge, rally goers, and Children by Choice CEO Jill McKay to learn more.
** This story featured on 4ZZZ’s flagship and current affairs program, Brisbane Line, on the 9th of November
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