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The overturning of Roe v Wade couldn't happen in Australia, but abortion still isn't a guaranteed right

Sybil Irvin campaigns at a pro choice rally in Brisbane to decriminalise abortion. (ABC: Kristian Silva)

A situation like Roe v Wade could never overturn abortion rights in Australia, but significant barriers to access remain and reform is needed to protect people's rights going forward, legal and reproductive rights advocates say. 

"In Australia, abortion is protected at the state and territory level, we don't have a constitutional right to abortion," Human Rights Law Centre associate legal director Adrianne Walters said.

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