“Pyne Bill 3” Must be stopped – media from Cherish Life QLD – 7 August 2018
The Queensland Labor Government’s Termination of Pregnancy Bill is extremely brutal and must be stopped.
If passed, the Bill would legalise abortion for any reason up to 22 weeks gestation and including sex-selection abortion, then abortion to birth for “social reasons”.
The Bill is even worse than the Pyne Bills of 2016 and is modelled on the Victorian abortion law, which is one most inhumane in the Western world.
Here’s a comparison of the three:
Queensland Government Termination of Pregnancy Bill 2018 | Pyne Bills 2016 – Abortion Law Reform (Woman’s Right to Choose) Amendment Bill 2016 & Health (Abortion Law Reform) Amendment Bill 2016 – moved by Independent MP Mr Rob Pyne in 2016 and withdrawn in February 2017 because it was evident that they would have been defeated if put to a vote in the Queensland Parliament | Victorian abortion law: Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 |
Abortion for any reason up to 22 weeks gestation | Abortion for any reason up to 24 weeks gestation | Abortion for any reason up to 24 weeks gestation |
Sex-selective abortion legal | Sex-selective abortion legal | Sex-selective abortion legal |
Abortion from 22 weeks until birth, for a wide range of criteria including “social” reasons. Two doctors give the approval. The first doctor can be the abortionist and the second doctor doesn’t have to see the woman or even read her file. No legal penalties on doctors if rules not followed. | Abortion from 24 weeks until birth, for a wide range of criteria including “social” reasons. Two doctors give the approval. The first doctor can be the abortionist and the second doctor doesn’t have to see the woman or even read her file. No legal penalties on doctors if rules not followed. | Abortion from 24 weeks until birth, for a wide range of criteria including “social” reasons. Two doctors give the approval. The first doctor can be the abortionist and the second doctor doesn’t have to see the woman or even read her file. No legal penalties on doctors if rules not followed. |
Doctors with conscientious objection must refer for abortion, or to another doctor who will help the woman with her abortion request, and therefore be complicit in the outcome of an abortion. | Full conscientious objection provision for doctors and nurses. | Doctors with conscientious objection must refer for abortion, or to another doctor who will help the woman with her abortion request, and therefore be complicit in the outcome of an abortion. |
Abortions to be performed at taxpayer-funded public hospitals and therefore free. | Abortions to be performed at taxpayer-funded public hospitals and therefore free. | Abortions to be performed at taxpayer-funded public hospitals and therefore free. |
No protections for women considering an abortion – no independent counselling, informed consent conditions or cooling-off periods | No protections for women considering an abortion – no independent counselling, informed consent conditions or cooling-off periods | No protections for women considering an abortion – no independent counselling, informed consent conditions or cooling-off periods |
150 metre bubble zone around abortion clinics. | 50 metre bubble zone around abortion clinics. | 150 metre bubble zone around abortion clinics. |
Here’s what you can do to help:
- Sign the e-petition and encourage others in your community to do the same. Hard copies of the same petition can be downloaded and printed from here. Paper copies are a good idea for those who may not have internet access.
- Meeting with or writing to your state MP about this matter is a very powerful statement as MPs are meant to represent their constituents. Meeting / writing points can be found here.
- Sign up to be connected to head office, to learn more about how you can be involved with more grassroots involvement in this campaign.
- Take to media and social media, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Writing letters to the editors of state, regional and local newspapers on this matter is very effective.
- Follow what is happening in the media: you can find recent Cherish Life Qld media releases here and Cherish Life Qld’s commitment to fight for the unborn was featured in this Courier Mail article.
- Attend the Brisbane March for Life, on Saturday 1 September at 2pm.
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