Today marks an important milestone for Australia as offences related to abortion access are officially removed from Western Australia’s criminal code.
WA was the last state to still include abortion care access in its criminal code, with reform coming via the passage of the state’s Abortion Legislation Reform Bill 2024.
The changes mean that as of today, patients in Australia can no longer be criminalised for abortion care access.
Reproductive rights have been threatened and, in some cases, taken away in other countries, including in the United States, following the overturning of Roe V Wade.
Source: It’s official: Abortion now decriminalised in every state and territory