Safe Access Zone Legislation and Its Compliance with the Human Rights of Anti-Abortion Protesters in Australia.
J Law Med
; 31(2): 370-385, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Terminating a pregnancy is now lawful in all Australian jurisdictions, although on diverse bases. While abortions have not been subject to the same degree of heated debate in Australia as elsewhere, protests aimed at persuading women not to have a termination of their pregnancy have occurred outside abortion service providers in the past. Over the last decade, this has led to the introduction of laws setting out so-called safe access zones around provider premises. Anti-abortion protests are prohibited within a specific distance from abortion services and infringements attract criminal liability. As safe access zone laws prevent protesters from expressing their views in certain spaces, the question arises as to the laws' compliance with protesters' human rights. This article analyses this by considering the human rights compliance of the Queensland ban in light of Queensland human rights legislation. It concludes that the imposed prohibition of anti-abortion protests near abortion clinics is compatible with human rights.
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Assunto principal:
Aborto Induzido
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Direitos Humanos
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
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J Law Med
Assunto da revista:
JURISPRUDENCIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article