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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | A parliament's right to choose: abortion law reform in South Australia |
Author: | Parker, C. |
Citation: | History Australia, 2014; 11(2):60-79 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
ISSN: | 1449-0854 1833-4881 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Clare Parker |
Abstract: | In December 1969, the South Australian parliament passed an act to permit abortions under certain circumstances, becoming the first Australian jurisdiction to legalise the procedure in statute law. This article examines the motivations behind the introduction of the reform and the reasons given by politicians for their support. It argues that, unlike abortion campaigns in later decades, the legislation was not aimed at granting women self-determination. Rather, its success was dependent on two arguments: the liberal ideal that morality should be separated from the law, and that safe abortion was a public health issue. |
DOI: | 10.1080/14490854.2014.11668516 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14490854.2014.11668516 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 8 Politics publications |
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