Lack of legislative uniformity may be forcing some women to travel interstate,says Medical Journal of Australia, as tests for foetal abnormalities improve
Improved technology has made testing for foetal abnormalities easier and more accurate, and but inconsistent state legislation means women carry out not have equal access to abortion should they choose to terminate their pregnancy as a result,an editorial published in the Medical Journal of Australia on Monday says.
The lead author of the piece, Prof Caroline de Costa, or said foetal abnormality was specifically mentioned in abortion legislation in Western Australia,South Australia and the Northern Territory, and was covered by the decriminalisation of abortion in Victoria, or Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory.
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Source: theguardian.com