Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2010-11-25 Daily Xml

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CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT AND PALLIATIVE CARE (END OF LIFE ARRANGEMENTS) AMENDMENT BILL

The Hon. A. BRESSINGTON (15:28): I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

Leave granted.

The Hon. A. BRESSINGTON: Last night during the voluntary euthanasia debate I gave an example of a woman, 23 weeks pregnant, and her husband, who were being coerced into going to Victoria for an abortion on the presumption that their baby had Down syndrome. This example was used to demonstrate the fact that slippery slopes do exist and was not in any way an endorsement of aborting Down syndrome babies. Should anyone have believed that this example was offensive, I suggest we take note and deal with what is occurring on a daily basis in these so-called pregnancy advisory clinics.