Australian Government lifts ban on funding overseas abortions!
Taken from Saltshakers
NSW Greens MP Lee Rhiannon used International Women's Day to call on the NSW government to decriminalise (or legalise) abortion in NSW.
Abortion is currently in the Crimes Act in NSW - similar to the previous situation in Victoria before last year's vote to legalise it -
but is allowed under legal defence following a ruling by Justice Levine in 1971 which allowed abortion for medical or mental health reasons,
including economic and social circumstances.
A spokesman for Attorney-General John Hatzistergos told the SMH: "The current law provides an appropriate balance." Ms Rhiannon said if the government doesn't introduce a bill she will put forward a private member's bill.