PHPA Position Statement on Sex Selective Abortion in NSW

MLC John Ruddick has put forward the Abortion Law Reform Amendment (Sex Selection Prohibition) Bill 2025 in the NSW Legislative Council.

PHPA's Position Statement in response to MLC John Ruddick's Bill, which will be debated on Wednesday 3rd June, 2026.

MLC John Ruddick's Bill HERE

The Bill seeks to amend the Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, to make it illegal to perform or assist in an abortion solely because of the unborn child's sex.

 

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