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Australia’s Victoria Abortion Law Reform is a bill passed under Section 65 of the Victorian Crimes Act 1958. The bill states that any woman who has an abortion is liable to receive between five and ten years of imprisonment. Medical practitioners who perform the abortion are also liable to receive up to five years of imprisonment. The bill was moved on behalf of the State Labor Government’s women’s affairs minister Maxine Morand.

Contents
Stated under Section 65 of Victorian Crime Act 1958, a person who is not qualified must not perform an abortion on another person. A maximum penalty of ten years imprisonment would be given if violated. A medical practitioner is qualified person. Registered nurses and registered pharmacist are qualified if they are administering a drug or drugs to terminate pregnancy in accordance with the Abortion Law Reform Act 2008. A woman, female of any age, who consents to, or assists in, the performance of an abortion on herself would not be guilty of an offense against this section.

Impact
A woman seeking an abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy would have to gain the approval of two doctors. The woman's current and future physical, psychological and social circumstances would be taken under consideration before the abortion could be performed. It is at 24 weeks of pregnancy that the medical practitioner would face criminal penalty if abortion is performed.

Conclusion
The Victorian parliament passed the Abortion Reform Law, making them the freest abortion law in the world. The laws have opened the floodgates to late-term abortions. Abortions can be performed up into the ninth month of pregnancy. A clause was inserted into the act that took away the conscientious objection of doctors and nurses who choose to perform late-term abortions.