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Aaron Bunch

Abortion decriminalised in WA amid sweeping reforms

Premier Roger Cook says reforms will ensure WA has modern laws that reflect today's society. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

Abortion has been removed from Western Australia's criminal code and access will be easier for women, in sweeping reforms passed by the state parliament.

The amended laws to address inequity bring WA into line with other jurisdictions and remove unnecessary clinical barriers that were driving some women to seek treatment interstate.

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