MP urges adoptions
NEW National Party leader David Littleproud has made a surprsing call about the Roe v Wade decision that has come out of the United States.
Mr Litle-proud said he would like more consideration given to adoption over abortion.
Mr Littleproud, whose older brother is adopted, revealed on Monday that he was “leaning more on the prolife” side but had caveats.
“There are circumstances where we need to think about the mother’s wellbeing as well as the circumstances in which that pregnancy (occurred), particularly in abhorrent cases like rape and incest, that we need to just use a little bit of common sense,” he told Sky News.
“You can’t get too pure in this. “But I just encourage as many people as possible to take the adoption route.”
The US Supreme Court decision to overturn the landmark abortion ruling is a reminder Australians must remain vigilant, the federal Minister for Women says.
Katy Gallagher said the ruling to overturn the Roe v Wade decision – which gave women the federal right to access abortion services – was devastating and served as a warning.
“Hard-fought-for wins before our parliaments can be taken away easily,” she told ABC RN on Monday.
“I think vigilance is the message to make sure that women in Australia have access to safe and legal abortion and that matter is resolved between her and her medical practitioner.”
Anthony Albanese said the US decision was a setback for women and their right to control their own bodies.
“People are entitled to their own views, but not to impose their views on women for whom this is a deeply personal decision,” the Prime Minister told ABC’s AM.
“This decision has caused enormous distress. It is a good thing that in Australia this is not a matter for partisan political debate.”
Every state and territory has legislation to provide women with access to safe and legal termination of pregnancy and abortion services.
But more needed to be done to ensure access was equal across the country, Senator Gallagher said.
“It’s costly and it’s an added burden. It’s a challenge across the board to make sure people living in rural and remote Australia get access to the healthcare services they need,” she told Sky News.