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The Greens are once again pushing their extreme pro-abortion agenda, this time in New South Wales.

Their latest bill seeks to allow nurses and midwives to become abortionists by prescribing abortion chemicals to expectant mothers, further entrenching the culture of death in our healthcare system.

Family First strongly opposes this reckless legislation and calls on MPs to reject it.

Abortion is already too easy to access in Australia, and the Greens want to make it even easier.

Their bill would enable more health practitioners to prescribe MS-2 Step, the drug used for chemical abortions, without requiring the oversight of a doctor.

This move ignores the serious physical and psychological risks that come with abortion pills. Studies show that chemical abortion carries a significantly higher complication rate than surgical abortion, with women facing severe bleeding, excruciating pain, infections, and incomplete abortions requiring surgery.

Worse still, women in regional areas could be left to manage these complications alone, without access to emergency care.

The reality of medical abortion is far from what its proponents claim. Women taking the pills at home alone may experience hours, even days, of severe cramping and heavy bleeding.

Some report passing recognisable human remains, an experience that can cause profound emotional distress.

Unlike a surgical abortion performed in a clinical setting, a chemical abortion leaves a woman to deal with the trauma largely by herself, with no medical supervision if something goes wrong.

(This is not to justify surgical abortions, which involve the pureeing or dismemberment of unborn babies).

This legislation is not about healthcare—it’s about expanding the abortion industry.

The Greens’ bill also forces medical professionals who object to abortion on ethical or religious grounds to refer women to abortion providers, effectively stripping them of their conscience rights.

This trashes their human rights, while obviously extinguishing the right to life of the baby.

It also pressures hospitals to provide abortions, even if they are faith-based institutions that stand for life.

Family First believes that every unborn child has the right to life and that our laws should protect the most vulnerable.

Instead of pushing radical pro-abortion policies, the government should be supporting women with real choices, including better pregnancy support services, adoption pathways, and crisis housing.

Family First is deeply concerned that women facing unplanned pregnancies are often driven into the arms of abortionists due to a lack of real support. No woman should feel forced into an abortion because she believes she has no other option.

This bill is another step towards normalising abortion on demand at any stage, for any reason. Family First urges the NSW Parliament to reject this dangerous expansion and stand for life.

As of now, the bill is awaiting debate in the NSW Parliament.

Initial indications suggest there is a chance it could pass, with Health Minister Ryan Park confirming that Labor MPs will have a conscience vote on the bill.

The Liberal and National parties have not yet determined their stance on allowing a conscience vote.

The bill could be debated as early as March 19, 2025, but the exact timing has not been confirmed.

Some MPs, such as John Ruddick, have spoken against the bill. Family First welcomes those who stand for life and calls on others in Parliament to do the same.

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