Late-Term Abortion Bill Fails as Cancer-Stricken MP Rushes Back to Vote

A proposal to amend South Australia’s abortion laws had narrow miss, following a dramatic sequence of events that saw a cancer-stricken MP rush back to Parliament. Liberal MP Ben Hood had introduced the bill, which sought to require women seeking to terminate a pregnancy after 28 weeks to undergo an induced birth, with the baby delivered alive and put up for adoption. The bill was defeated by a 10-9 vote after an intense debate and last-minute drama involving Liberal MP Michelle Lensink. Lensink, who opposes the bill and is on leave for breast cancer treatment, was initially paired with Liberal colleague Jing Lee....