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Queensland decriminalises abortion

Anti-abortion protesters outside Queensland Parliament House as MPs debate laws to decriminalise abortion in the state
Source: AAP

Abortion is no longer classified as a crime in Queensland after parliament voted to join the majority of Australian states to make terminating a pregnancy a health issue.


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By Marija Zivic, Amanda Copp

Source: SBS


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Abortion is no longer classified as a crime in Queensland after parliament voted to join the majority of Australian states to make terminating a pregnancy a health issue.



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