How abortion laws jeopardise independence of doctors
10th October 2016
Outdated abortion laws in NSW and Queensland are jeopardising the independence of doctors and causing undue emotional distress to patients, according to a lawyer and a gynaecologist.
They argue abortion needs to be decriminalised and placed in the health regulations to enable practitioners have clear guidance for abortion care.
In NSW and Queensland a doctor who provides the termination, those who assist, and the woman herself, may be prosecuted