The vexed question of abortion law reform was unexpectedly back in the news in Australia
earlier this year. In February 1998 it was announced that two Perth doctors were to be …

While waiting to see a doctor recently, I read an article on abortion in an old copy of Cleo.
The article was published some time after the 1994 trial of CES v. Superclinics Australia. 1 …

In doing so, two aspects ofAustralian abortion law are highlighted: first, that abortion is a
criminal offence; and second, that therefore Australian law denies women a right to abortion …

The unresolved legal status of abortion in Australian States and Territories, as evidenced by
the persistent gap between law and practice, calls for a critical assessment of the elements …

This paper addresses legal and ethical issues concerning the early inductionl of labor in
relation to children in utero who are said to be diagnosed as having" lethal abnonnalities." It …

The Australian High Court in the case of Hill v Van Erp and in the case of Esanda Finance
Corporation v Peat Manvick Hungerfords, confirms a reluctance to accept the basic …

Let me begin with a personal anecdote. Some time ago, one of my students invited me to
speak to his Bible study group. He had been enjoying my philosophy course and was …