Abortion legalised in NSW after amended bill passes lower house

After weeks of heated debate, the Reproductive Health Care Reform Bill has passed the NSW Parliament.

Opposing groups protest outside the New South Wales parliament as abortion legislation is debated.

Opposing groups protest outside the NSW parliament as abortion legislation is debated. Source: AAP

Abortion will be removed from NSW's 119-year-old Crimes Act has after the controversial bill passed the state's lower house to applause. 

MPs voted in favour of the amended legislation on Thursday morning, a day after it passed the upper house after nearly 40 hours of discussion. The bill was passed with no division.

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