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In Queensland, abortion laws changed in 2018, when the state’s parliament voted to legalize abortion upon request.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/oct/17/queensland-parliament-votes-to-legalise-abortion Queensland parliament votes to legalise abortion]</ref> | In Queensland, abortion laws changed in 2018, when the state’s parliament voted to legalize abortion upon request.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/oct/17/queensland-parliament-votes-to-legalise-abortion Queensland parliament votes to legalise abortion]</ref> | ||
In the state of New South Wales, abortion is technically a criminal offense. However, it is legally permitted in most scenarios, which include: when there is a medical, social, or economic reason that causes a "serious danger" to a pregnant person's life, or when negative health consequences may be felt by the pregnant person after the birth of the child. These rules are very general and broad, meaning that most people are able to find legal means of obtaining an abortion in New South Wales, even if abortion is technically not fully legal.<ref>[https://www.clinic66.com.au/pregnancy-termination-abortion/abortion-legal-australia/ Is Abortion Legal in Australia?]</ref> | |||
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