Following the state election on the weekend, Queenslanders are staring down the barrel of a conscience vote on abortion rights in a parliament where around 63 per cent of MPs will be men – on a health issue that concerns women’s choices.

Within the newly elected Liberal National Party itself, three out of every four MPs are men, and the three MPs within Katter’s Australian Party – which promised to bring forward a private member’s bill to repeal abortion laws – are all men.

Protesters outside the South Australian parliament before a narrowly defeated bill to outlaw terminations after 27 weeks and six days.Credit: AAP

There are few decisions that cut across party lines – be they family, religion, age, race and socio-economic status – as obvious as terminating a pregnancy. It is a deeply personal choice, one that does not discriminate.

In the lead-up to David Crisafulli being sworn in as premier, fears surrounding the legality of abortion began to resurface across the country. In Queensland, Robbie Katter announced his plans, while at the same time in South Australia a........

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