Berejiklian caves in to pressure

Debate on the bill will begin in the NSW upper house on Tuesday, but the vote - which was expected to take place this week - will reportedly now not take place until mid-September.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has delayed the vote to decriminalise abortion for several weeks. Source: AAP

The move follows opposition from a number of Liberal frontbenchers, including Dominic Perrottet, Anthony Roberts and David Elliott.