Soon after winning the Queensland State election on 26 October 2024, the new Liberal National Premier, David Crisafulli, unexpectedly moved a motion in the Parliament to ban any discussion of abortion and to prohibit the introduction of any Bill dealing with this controversial topic for four years.
Consequently, following the successful adoption of the motion, parliamentarians cannot amend, or even discuss, Queensland’s liberal abortion law, the Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018. The present law allows termination of pregnancy for up to 22 weeks for any reason.
