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Decriminalisation in the NT signals abortion is part of normal health care

  • Written by Suzanne Belton, Associate professor, Menzies School of Health Research
imageThe long road to abortion reform in the NT has been made possible by community campaigns, and gender parity in the lower house.Brian Yap/Flickr, CC BY-SA

The Northern Territory parliament this week passed a bill decriminalising abortion up to 24 weeks’ gestation, removing the requirement of parental approval for abortions in teenagers and...

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