Rejected petition Lower deadline for abortions

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If premature babies can be saved from 24 weeks, then why should they be allowed to be aborted at this age? I propose the gestational period be reduced to 12 weeks, after this period, abortions should not be allowed to proceed.

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Please see petitions "Abortion(Reform)Bill", "Reduce abortion from 24 weeks to 18 weeks" and "Reconsider the legality of abortion".

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Date submitted 4 August 2011
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