Abortion Now Legal in Every State in Australia

Published on March 28, 2024

Abortion is now legally accessible across every state of Australia after new laws in Western Australia (WA) came into force on March 27. The Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2023 (pdf) removes barriers to abortion health care in WA. The gestational age for an abortion has also been increased from 20 weeks to 23 weeks under the new laws. After this stage, later-term abortions are still possible but will require approval by two doctors. “New section 202MC enables one medical practitioner to perform an abortion on a patient with a foetus of gestational age of not more than 23 weeks,” an explanatory document on the legislation states....

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