University Of Queensland Law Academic Calls For Abortion Law Reform, Australia

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Abortion laws in Queensland are out of date and in urgent need of reform, according to a University of Queensland law academic. UQ's TC Beirne School of Law Associate Professor Heather Douglas said the state's abortion laws, largely drafted in 1899, were a mess and the oldest in the country. "The current position leaves Queensland Police in charge of abortion.

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