In 2008 the Victorian state Labor government passed extreme Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 (on which Queensland's Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018 was modelled) which legalised abortion up to birth for effectively any reason. This resulted in an annual average of 39% increase in late-term abortions. About 50% of which have been for what's termed as 'pyscho-social' reasons - so healthy babies of healthy mothers'.
2011 in Victoria, a healthy baby of a healthy mother was aborted for “psycho-social” reasons at over 37 weeks gestation – this is regarded as a full-term baby (refer p162).
In that same year, 10 healthy viable babies of healthy mothers between 28 and 31 weeks gestation also were aborted for “psycho-social” reasons in Victoria.
GESTATIONAL AGES OF LATE-TERM ABORTED HEALTHY BABIES TO HEALTHY MOTHERS
Gestational ranges of perinatal deaths (VICTORIA) from 2009-2015 for maternal
psycho-social indications only - non-medical reasons, healthy babies to healthy mothers
|
Year |
20-27 weeks |
28-31 weeks |
32-36 weeks |
37+ weeks |
|
2015 |
107 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2014 |
146 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
2013 |
179 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
132 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2011 |
172 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
|
2010 |
184 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
2009 |
203 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
From Victorian Maternal, Perinatal, Child and Adolescent Mortality statistics, The Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity
FOOTNOTES
- For 2011 figures, see Table 6.21b, Page 162, 2010/2011 Victorian Maternal, Perinatal, Child and Adolescent Mortality statistics, The Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidityhttp://realchoices.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/VicPNData2010_11.pdf
- For evidence of the 40% rise in late-terms abortion following decriminalisation in Victoria in late 2008, see Victorian Late-Term Abortions table 2000-2016