An election issue in the United States, it is now reverberating in Australia.
Abortions late in a pregnancy are rare – doctors say fewer than 1 per cent of terminations happen after 20 weeks.
Past that point, each state and territory has extra regulations for performing terminations, but they generally require approval from at least two doctors. Usually, approval is given only for fetal or maternal health reasons.The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists defines late-term abortions as terminations after 20 weeks’ gestation, which comprise about 1 per cent of abortions in Australia.
But the concept of babies “born alive” is contested. Associate Professor Patricia Moore, from SPHERE Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Coalition, said live births were defined as when a fetus exited the mother’s body with a sign of life. That could include a limb twitch or pulsation of the umbilical cord – it did not mean the fetus could survive outside the uterus.
Canavan and Antic introduced a “Children Born Alive” bill, which was sent to a Senate inquiry. The committee made no recommendations, given there were “diverse and strongly held views” and the issue was a matter of conscience.
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