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'Abortion will finally be decriminalised in NSW': After months of debate, bill reaches final hurdle

A bill to decriminalise abortion will head back to the NSW lower house for MPs to consider amendments approved by the upper house before it becomes law.

Pro-choice advocates during a rally outside the New South Wales Parliament house in Sydney, Tuesday, August 6, 2019. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING
Pro-abortion advocates during a rally outside the New South Wales Parliament house in Sydney in August. Source: AAP

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An amended bill to decriminalise abortion will return to the NSW Legislative Assembly where it faces its final hurdle before it becomes law.

The bill passed the NSW upper house 26 votes to 14 on Wednesday night after nearly 40 hours of discussion - making it the third-longest debate in the state's upper house.

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