Speak-out in solidarity with Cairns couple charged under Qld anti-abortion laws. Demand drop the charges! Repeal anti-abortion laws in every state! For free, safe, accessible abortion on demand!
Murray St mall (William St end), Perth CBD.
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This action is linked to the national day of action (NDA) to support the Cairns couple charged under Queensland's outdated criminal laws. A growing list of organisations is supporting the NDA. (See the list at http://www.prochoiceactionqld.org/?page_id=416). Events are being planned in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, with a vigil in Cairns from October 11 for the duration of the trial. Details at http://www.prochoiceactionqld.org/?page_id=409.
The demands of the speakout mirror the national demands, and include a call for repealing the anti-abortion laws in all states – reflecting that abortion is still a criminal offence in some states, and that even where it has been decriminalised it is subjected to regulations that restrict women’s access, and which in general still make it illegal for a woman to attempt to take or do anything herself to abort a pregnancy.
See http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/45479 to get involved in helping to organise the action.