Political leaders are lamenting the “Americanisation” of the debate around a legislative push to increase access to abortion pills in NSW.
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Episode Transcript
A social media blitz against controversial abortion legislation.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
The only language that New South Wales Labor understands is.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Votes led by anti abortion advocate Joanna Howe.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Well, I've clearly raddled some cages. When you have the
Premier and the opposition leader agreeing on.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Something, protests in front of State Parliament, pulling up government leaders.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
It a build up, gives the message of the charite.
Of course, hospitals to perform abortions, they must comply.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
State MPs unimpressed.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Her tactics are bizarre and nasty.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
First the it's not bullying, it's just called democracy.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
The Liberal leader didn't agree, saying he was threatened with
a campaign. I won't cave in to brazen bullying like this. Today,
the Premier claimed NP's records on the abortion issue have
been misrepresented.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
There's enormous amounts of misinformation allies that have been spread
by her.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
I will be seeking a correction of record and an
apology from Premier Chris Mins.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Over legislation drastically stripped down but still extending the categories
of health professionals able to prescribe abortion medication from pregnancies
up to nine weeks with a conscience vote. Both the
premier and the opposition leader have supported the abortion legislation,
but only after they say it was substantially changed, Passing
(01:23):
the lower house sixty five votes to twenty, I declare
emotion carried.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
We have managed to gut this bill and that is
an incredible victory for the people.
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Chris mar seven years
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