Queensland’s Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018 provides for safe, legal and compassionate access to abortion care in Queensland.

It was made law in 2018, passing by just 4 votes.

This law removed abortion from the criminal code; recognises abortion care as healthcare; and provides for legal access to abortion care in line with the recommendations of the Queensland Law Reform Commission.

It also provides safe access zones to prevent harassment and intimidation of patients and staff within 150m of premises that provide abortion care; and includes provisions to prevent a medical practitioner’s personal beliefs from getting in the way of their patients’ access to reproductive healthcare.

Crossbencher and leader of the Katter Australia Party, Robbie Katter has said that he plans to introduce a private member’s bill to repeal or amend this law in the next parliament.

Traditionally, such votes are treated as personal “conscience” votes, which means your representative's personal view could decide whether Queenslanders retain independent and expert-backed laws for safe, legal and compassionate access to abortion care; or if they get dragged back to the dark ages.

Our healthcare decisions and care options should be decided with our healthcare professionals; not by our MPs. Make sure the person asking for your vote will protect your reproductive rights. Sign up to get the results of Fair Agenda's candidate survey when they're released.

Authorised by Renee Carr, Fair Agenda, 36-38 Gipps St Collingwood.