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Could Australia ever see abortion laws like Alabama and Georgia?
In this episode of The Lawyers Weekly Show, Jerome Doraisamy is joined by barrister and chair of the Australian Lawyers Alliance medical law special interest group, Ngaire Watson.
Jerome Doraisamy
Only one state or territory in Australia has not yet decriminalised abortion: New South Wales. But there still remain hurdles to access to safe terminations, especially in rural areas of the country, and – with religious freedoms featuring prominently in the sociopolitical discourse – it must be considered whether new state-based laws emerging in America’s Deep South could see light in Australia.
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Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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