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

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

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.

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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.

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

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