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Abe Maddison

'Handmaids' protest ahead of abortion vote

Protesters gathered outside the SA Parliament to oppose a Liberal MP's abortion "reform" bill. (Abe Maddison/AAP PHOTOS)

Women dressed as handmaids have protested on the steps of the South Australian parliament before a vote on a bill preventing termination of pregnancies from 27 weeks and six days.

Liberal MP Ben Hood has introduced a private member's bill in the Legislative Council to amend the changes to SA's abortion laws, which passed parliament on a conscience vote in 2021 under the former Marshall Liberal government.

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