South Australian MP Puts Forward Bill to Tackle Number of Late-Term Abortions

A South Australian (SA) politician is determined to lessen the number of pregnancies lost to late-term abortion with a bill intended to ensure babies aborted later than 27 weeks and six days survive. Liberal Member of the Legislative Council, Ben Hood, introduced the Termination of Pregnancy (Terminations and Live Births) Amendment Bill 2024 (Bill) to the South Australian Parliament on Sept. 25. The Bill aims to protect live, healthy, viable babies born from abortion after 28 weeks’ gestation, a point where the majority of premature babies can survive without any ongoing health issues, provided they receive adequate medical care. Full-term abortions are now allowed in every Australian state and territory depending on circumstances....