Abortion Once Frowned Upon, Now Celebrated: Academic Leader

Published on October 22, 2024

The equivalent of more than 3,000 classrooms’ worth of children are lost to abortion every year in Australia, as the nation grapples with its lowest birthrate in 90 years. At the same time, abortion has—in just the last two weeks—became one of the most pervasive topics in the 2024 Queensland election. While the incumbent Labor government decriminalised abortion in 2018 and markedly increased abortion access and funding, groups such as Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) vowed to introduce amendments to current laws. On Oct. 8, KAP leader Robbie Katter said his party would seek to amend abortions laws in Queensland, prompting a massive campaign by Labor amid speculation the opposition Liberal National Party (LNP) would support the KAP in its endeavours....

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