The youth branch of Queensland's Liberal National Party is calling on its state parliamentarians to reject abortion laws introduced to state parliament this week.
It is understood a motion opposing the government's proposed laws to decriminalise abortion in Queensland and calling on opposition MPs to support their position was passed at the Young LNP state council meeting on the Gold Coast on Saturday.
YLNP representatives will hand deliver a pledge to LNP members to uphold "the intrinsic value of human life and in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights" at state parliament on September 4.
"The Young LNP categorically opposes the legislation put forward by the State Labor government and calls on all sitting Liberal National Party members of the (Queensland) parliament to uphold the party's core values and defend the party platform," the motion reads.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's Labor government has a majority and if the laws pass it would mean NSW is the only Australian state where abortion is outlawed.
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Introducing the bill to state parliament on Wednesday, Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath said the laws would move abortion from a criminal matter to a health issue.
"No one ever makes this decision lightly, but all women across Queensland should have the right to make this decision for themselves," Ms D'Ath told the house.
"I do this for our mothers, our sisters, our daughters, our friends. I do this for women who have fought long and hard for the right to autonomy over their own bodies."
Under the new laws, women would be able to ask to terminate pregnancies up to 22 weeks.
"Safe zones" of 150 metres would also be put in place around clinics to stop women, their loved ones and staff from being harassed.
Labor MPs will be allowed a conscience vote on the issue but the LNP opposition says it will wait to see the legislation before deciding whether its MPs will be free to vote with their conscience.
The bill is expected to be debated and passed before the end of the year.
