The Abortion Legislation Act 2020 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand that amends the law to decriminalise abortion. The independent Sydney MP behind the bill to decriminalise abortion in NSW has apologised to women for taking so long to make the change. News Bill to inform women of abortion pill reversal passes Tennessee House. Alabama has become the latest US state to move to restrict abortions by passing a bill to outlaw the procedure in almost all cases. Virginia governor under fire for comments on late-term abortion bill.

Under the act, abortion is available without restrictions to any woman who is not more than 20 weeks pregnant. If passed, the bill announced on 28 July by Independent MP for Sydney, Alex Greenwich, would be among the world’s most extreme. The NSW parliament is set to vote on a bill decriminalising abortion today after an impassioned debate from both sides of the issue. New York strengthens abortion rights 00:20. By Kathryn Watson Updated on: January 31, 2019 / 6:04 AM / CBS News

The bill passed the House by a vote of 71-21. New York state has enacted strong new legal protections for abortion rights.

The law includes a ban on abortion in cases of rape or incest. Coalition MPs will be given a conscience vote on the bill while NSW Premier Glady Berejiklian said she will support it. Bill Lee (R) signed an extreme bill into law on Monday banning abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy ― before many people even know they are pregnant.

Thomas Coughlan looks at what the bill would change and how it would affect abortion in New Zealand. Tennessee Gov.

Women seeking an abortion after 20 weeks have to be assessed by a qualified health professional. All terminations after 22 weeks will now have to be performed in a public hospital. It would allow for abortion on request for women up to 22 weeks gestation. A federal judge Monday permanently struck down as unconstitutional an anti-abortion bill in Georgia — legislation that prompted protests from Hollwyood last year and had some threatening to m… Bill to decriminalise abortion passes NSW lower house The bill will now need to pass the upper house, which will begin debating it on August 20. An overwhelming majority voted in favor of the legislation, which may … Lee on Monday signed the state's wide-ranging abortion ban into law — legislation that will enact some of the nation's most restrictive abortion regulations. The name of the bill has been changed to the abortion law reform bill. The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops stated, “This Bill is a pathway to promoting a foreign agenda which insists that preventing unintended … Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill backed by the state's Republican governor that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. House Bill 1182 would temporarily revoke doctors license for performing an abortion. New York Gov. The Government's sweeping abortion law changes have passed the first hurdle in Parliament. Lee signed the legislation on Facebook Live, calling it a historic moment and characterizing the bill as “the most conservative, pro-life” piece of legislation in the country. Andrew Cuomo is under fire from faith leaders after he signed a bill into law that legalizes abortion up until birth in many cases.