Right to Life Australia
The NT government introduced the Termination of Pregnancy Law Reform Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 on 27 October 2021.
While the media has focussed on the NSW euthanasia/VAD bill, the Northern Territory’s (NT) move to extend their abortion legislation has gone almost unnoticed.
If passed, this bill will amend and extend the 2017 Abortion Act in the following ways:
- Remove the need for assessment by a second doctor for abortions up to 24 weeks gestation.
- Allow terminations from 24 weeks gestation following consultation between 2 doctors, and
- Removes the additional credentialing requirements for doctors who perform abortions, meaning that they will no longer need to undertake extra training over and above training required by AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency).
“As an organisation we have contacted all 25 members of parliament to let them know that abortion at any stage is not OK and that late term abortion is abhorrent not just to the pro-life movement but to the wider society as a whole ” said Dr Rachel Carling, President of Right to Life Australia (RTLA).
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