2008

Pleas for living from the unborn
Herald Sun, Mirko Bagaric, August 19, 2008.

The right not to kill
Frank Brennan, Eureka Street , September 08, 2008.

A mockery of human rights
Christopher Prowse, Herald Sun, September 09, 2008.
The Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne writes "THE Victorian Abortion Reform Bill should be rejected by Parliament and the community as a breach of fundamental human rights...."

Media articles:
New law to give abortion right
The Age , August 16, 2008

Support when it really counts
Nicholas Tonti-Filippini, The Age, 15/8/2008
"Abortion is not a routine medical procedure: it must be regulated.

Support widespread for late-term abortion
The Age, 18/8/2008.

Woman given freedom to have abortion at up to 24 weeks
Herald Sun, 19/8/2008

New abortion laws introduced
ABC - 19/8/2008.

Law change 'won't create abortion rush'
The Australian , 19/8/2008.

MPs face abortion dilemma
Herald Sun , 19/8/2008.

Protesters resist Government's abortion plans
The Age , 19/8/2008.

Rushed abortion laws fail women and ignore ethics
Christian Today , 19/8/2008.

MP's emotional abortion story may help 'shatter taboo'
The Age, August 19, 2008. Greens MP Colleen Hartland’s story ...

Labor MP says abortion bill akin to neglect
The Australian , 20/8/2008.

Push for more information, advice
The Age , 19/8/2008.

Health service backs abortion bill
ABC , 20/8/2008.

Anti-abortion group campaigns against bill
ABC , 20/8/2008.

Campaigner Kirner hails abortion law victory
The Age , 20/8//2008.

Abortion Bill creates controversy
The Australian , 20/8/2008.

Late-term abortions in legal 'grey area'
The Australian - 29/8/2008.
Lachlan de Crespigny retires from doing ‘late-term abortions’.

Baby the wrong gender? Abort it, says expert
The Australian - 1/9/2008.

Top scientist says 'no' to abortion bill
The Age - September 2, 2008.
"LATE-TERM abortion "survivor" Gianna Jessen and Professor Graeme Clark ..."

Women's hospital staff back more liberal abortion law
The Age, 3/9/2008.

Activists target MPs on abortion
The Age, 6/9/2008.

Abortion - the way we were
The Age - 6/9/2008.

Abortions blamed on social pressure
SHS, 7/9/2008.

Baillieu rejects Costello's stance on abortion
The Age - 8/9/2008.

Act of conscience
The Age - 8/9/2008. Feature article analysis.

Brumby stands solid behind bill to reform abortion law
The Age - 9/9/2008.
Includes a report of the meeting at Parliament House with Gianna Jessen and Prof Graeme Clark held by the Ad Hoc Interfaith Committee.

Brumby confident abortion laws will pass
The Age, 9/9/2008.

Victoria, Australia Set to Drop Abortion from Crimes Act
Lifesite - 8/9/2008.

Bionic ear pioneer opposes late abortion
The Age - 8/9/2008.

Minister tells of abortion hate-mail
Herald Sun, September 10, 2008

Abortion bill splits parties
The Age - September 10, 2008

MP speaks of loss of 22-1/2-week baby
The Age - 12/9/2008.

Crunch time in abortion vote in Victorian Parliament - HS , 12/9/2008.
Bill passes Legislative Assembly with NO amendments - now goes to Legislative Council for debate and vote in early October.

Termination bill hangs on votes of four MPs
The Age, September 14, 2008
Analysis of the numbers in the Legislative Council.

Gloves come off in battle over abortion
The Age, Michael Bachelard, September 14, 2008
Analysis of the tactics of various groups.

Theophanous fights abortion bill
Herald Sun , September 15, 2008

Articles supporting the decriminalisation of abortion:
Giving women total control
Roger Short, Lachlan De Crespigny and Julian Savulescu
The Age, August 15, 2008.
"Every birth should be a wanted birth. That must be the aim in Victoria ..."

2007 

Vic abortion bill set to spark debate
The Age, July 17, 2007

Bracks opens door to Broad brushstrokes
The Age, Paul Austin - July 18, 2007 -ANALYSIS

Conscience vote on abortion law
Herald Sun, Ellen Whinnett and Ashley Gardiner - July 18, 2007.

Counter Proposal...

MPs seek safeguards on abortion
The Age, Carol Nader and Paul Austin - July 19, 2007

Bid for second pro-abortion Bill
Herald Sun, July 20, 2007

Catholic Bishops and James Merlino oppose Bill

Victoria’s Catholic Bishops call on Parliamentarians to reject plans to decriminalise abortion (actual statement from bishops)

Vic bishops attack abortion move
Catholic News, 25 July 2007

Conservative's tougher abortion stance
The Age, 25 July 2007.

Andrew Bolt writes about the abortion of Baby Jessica, the 32 week old pre-born with suspected dwarfism who was aborted, and opposes the proposed Bill.

A vote to kill
Andrew Bolt, Herald Sun, 25 July 2007.

Paul Austin reports on the politics witin Labor...

Messy politics masks Labor's shift on abortion
The Age, 26 July 2007.

The right to life is the most important of all
The Age, Rita Joseph, July 27, 2007
Rita writes about the rights of the child and urges politicians not to decriminalise abortion in Victoria.