Victorian Liberal party seeks to expel Bernie Finn over anti-abortion comments

Victorian MP Bernie Finn made anti-abortion comments on Facebook after the leak of a draft decision showing the US supreme court may overturn Roe v Wade. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

Victorian state MP Bernie Finn will face a move to expel him from the parliamentary Liberal party after he repeatedly expressed his opposition to abortion.

Guardian Australia understands the motion to expel Finn has the support of senior opposition MPs and is expected to pass at a meeting next Tuesday.