On Wednesday 12 December 2001, Labor MLA Wayne Berry introduced legislation into the ACT Legislative Assembly which would eliminate all the laws dealing with abortion in the ACT.
Berry has introduced two bills which would:
On 15 May Mr Berry's colleague, Katy Gallagher MLA, introduced a number of amendments to the Medical Practitioners Act, designed to supplement Mr Berry 's legislation. Despite claims that these amendments would protect the right to conscientious objection set out in the Health Regulation (Maternal Health Information) Act, the amendments actually specify a much more limited right.
Developments:
Abortion law change a tragic loss for Canberrans, 22 August 2002
Medical Practitioners (Maternal Health) Amendment Bill 2002, 15 May 2002
Open letter to Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly(pdf file – 42kb), published in The Canberra Times on Tuesday, 7 May 2002. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file.
'Women's right to informed consent' - advertisement published in The Canberra Times on 27 April 2002 (pdf file - 290kb)". You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file.
This
is Emily - advertisement published in The Canberra Times, 10 April 2002, (pdf file
– 270 kb). You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to
view this file.
Information towards a
solution: ACT abortion statistics 2000-2001 - February 2002
Valuing the lives of women,
children - The Canberra Times - 23 January 2002
These changes won't make
abortion rare - The Canberra Times, 15 December 2001
Call on MLAs to reject Wayne
Berry's radical abortion legislation - 12 December 2001
Health Regulation (Maternal
Health Information) Repeal Bill 2001 - December 2001
Crimes (Abolition of
Offence of Abortion) Bill 2001 - December 2001
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