Exclusive: Robbie Katter says he will immediately sponsor a bill to amend the current legislation if the LNP is elected this monthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland crossbencher Robbie Katter says he will consider forcing a vote to recriminalise abortion if the Liberal National party wins government at this month’s state election.Katter says he will table legislation to wind back current laws with one option a “clean repeal” of Labor’s 2018 Termination of Pregnancy Act, a move that would see a return of abortion to the 1899 criminal code. Continue reading…
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Author : Andrew Messenger and Ben Smee
Publish date : 2024-10-09 07:04:09
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Crisafulli wedged on abortion as Katter party flags vote to criminalise terminations
