A bill from Liberal MP Ben Hood, which if successful would require women seeking to terminate a pregnancy from 28 weeks to instead undergo an induced birth, has prompted intense debate.
Current legislation allows for a termination after 22 weeks and 6 days in some circumstances including the continuance of pregnancy would involve a significant risk to the physical or mental health of the pregnant person.A proposal to change South Australian abortion laws has prompted intense and heated debate, both in and outside of political circles.
The changes have allowed late-term abortions — defined as occurring after 22 weeks and six days — only in circumstances deemed "medically appropriate" by two health practitioners.Such circumstances include cases in which ongoing pregnancy would involve significant risk of injury to "the physical or mental health of the pregnant person", or of "serious foetal anomalies".
Liberal MP Ben Hood's bill, if succeeded, would require women seeking to terminate a pregnancy from 28 weeks to instead undergo an induced birth.Mr Hood's amendment proposes to change that language to "terminations of pregnancy after 22 weeks and 6 days and premature live deliveries after 27 weeks and 6 days".
"Anything after 28 weeks certainly would be a late termination but, as it is, we very rarely ever got to the point where a termination is being considered after that time anyway," Dr Svigos said.
Photo shows Sybil Irvin with a sign 'Abortion is not a crime' at a pro choice rally in Brisbane city on June 26, 2018. "It's important to note that the only method of abortion in the third trimester is the mother delivering the baby," he said.
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