Bill
Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) Bill 2021
lapsed, as at 2022-04-11. (s) CHRISTENSEN, George, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- George Christensen
- Portfolio
- (s) CHRISTENSEN, George, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-08-09
- second reading — 2021-08-09
- other — 2022-04-11
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2021-08-09.
The bill would make it a criminal offence for health workers to deny medical care to a baby born alive after a termination.
It would require health practitioner registration boards to treat any breach of that duty the same as other professional misconduct.
The bill would also require health workers to record live births from terminations so statistics can be compiled, and it would exempt mothers from prosecution.
- Creates an offence for health practitioners who fail to provide medical care to a child born alive after a termination.
- Requires health practitioner registration boards to handle alleged breaches of this duty as they would any other breach.
- Requires health practitioners to report live births from terminations to enable statistical collection.
- Exempts mothers from prosecution under the bill.
Health practitioners and mothers are affected, as well as children born alive after a termination.
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