The Australian Medical Association, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) and the NSW Bar Association have all raised significant concerns in relation to this Bill - you can find this information here.
As you might be aware, foetal ‘legal personhood’ is a concept used by the radical Right in the United States to restrict or even ban safe abortions. Women risk their health and their families to access unsafe abortions, and are sometimes prosecuted for failing in their ‘legal duty’ to a ‘living person’ they are carrying. This has costs for their jobs, their families and their communities. Doctors may be prosecuted for doing their jobs, and women may die because of a lack of access to safe care. This Bill opens up these possibilities.
As you might be aware, foetal ‘legal personhood’ is a concept used by the radical Right in the United States to restrict or even ban safe abortions. Women risk their health and their families to access unsafe abortions, and are sometimes prosecuted for failing in their ‘legal duty’ to a ‘living person’ they are carrying. This has costs for their jobs, their families and their communities. Doctors may be prosecuted for doing their jobs, and women may die because of a lack of access to safe care. This Bill opens up these possibilities.
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Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia: http://www.rape-dvservices.org.au
Family Planning NSW:http://www.fpnsw.org.au/
Women's Legal Services NSW: http://www.womenslegalnsw.asn.au/wlsnsw/law-reform/zoes-law/
Women's Health NSW: http://www.whnsw.asn.au/
Women's Electoral Lobby:http://wel.org.au/
Community Legal Centres NSW: http://www.clcnsw.org.au/
f collective: http://fcollective.wordpress.com/