Bid to wind back Victorian abortion laws fails

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The Age, May 25, 2016 – 10:35PM

A push to wind back abortion laws in the Victorian Parliament has failed.

Democratic Labour Party MP Rachel Carling-Jenkins recently introduced a private members’ bill to effectively ban abortions after 24 weeks.

But on Wednesday that bill was defeated 27 votes to 11 in Parliament’s 40-member Legislative Council.

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By J Pope

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