Bill passes first reading
The Legislative Council took a look at the Abortion Reform Bill for the first time yesterday.
The legislation passed its first reading, with the main issues being to do with technical and typographical points, rather than the principle of the bill itself.
MLC Bill Henderson is steering the bill through LegCo.

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