Thousands across Australia took to the streets on the weekend to protest the United States Roe v Wade ruling, with some protesters afraid that Australia's laws protecting a person's rights to abortion are 'fragile'.
"I think it's very easy to overlook the fact that until very recently there were states and territories in Australia where abortion was still in the criminal code," said Dr Flowers, a senior lecturer in US history at Flinders University who has extensively studied reproductive laws in America and Australia.
Dr Flowers said while surveys show around 80 per cent of Australians support abortion, there is intense debate surrounding decriminalisation. Dr Flowers said the Roe v Wade ruling in the US has led anti-abortion campaigners to revoice concerns. That limit differs in state and territories and ranges from 22 weeks and six days in South Australia, to 24 weeks in Victoria, 22 weeks in NSW and Queensland.
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