Abortion in Australia is a subject of state law rather than national law. The grounds on which abortion is permitted in Australia vary from state to state. In every state, abortion is legal to protect the life and health of the woman, though each state has a different definition.
In Australia it is 1 in every 4 baby’s don’t survive pregnancy, with over 80,000 women wanting abortion every year. International research has showed that women will still look for abortion, even if it is illegal using non-medical tools such as coat hangars
There are two types of abortion that are legal. Surgical abortion is a low-risk method most commonly used in the times of 7 to 12 weeks. There is also the use of medication which is low-risk other to the surgery one, the medication is used for terminating
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Facts about abortion include
• Australia’s abortion rate is reasonably low by international standards.
• Abortion is one of the safest and most commonly performed surgical procedures in Australia.
• International research shows women will still seek abortion, even if it is illegal.
• Over half of all women who have had an abortion were using contraception when they became pregnant. According to World Health Organization estimates, if all couples used effective contraception 100 per cent of the time, there would still be six million unplanned pregnancies every year.
• Women do not always choose to have unprotected sex. Coercion, manipulation, rape and the abuse of alcohol and other drugs can deny a woman her right to act freely or use contraception.
• An abortion performed safely with no complications will not reduce a woman’s future fertility.
• Abortion does not cause ongoing emotional distress for most