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The Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 is an abortion law reform passed by the Victorian Parliament in the Australian state of Victoria in 2008. The reform bill sought to amend section 65 of the Victorian Crimes Act 1958, which had codified the common law offences relating to abortion. The reform also repealed section 10 of the Crimes Act dealing with a separate offence of child destruction.〔 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 (No. 58 of 2008) – Sect 9 ) 〕 The amendment was moved on behalf of the Brumby Labor Government by the Women’s Affairs Minister, Maxine Morand, and was based on a Victorian Law Reform Commission report tabled in the Victorian Parliament on 28 May 2008 which recommended the removal of abortion from the Victorian Crimes Act.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au/content/law-abortion-final-report-html-version )〕 All political parties allowed members of Parliament to have a conscience vote, and in October 2008 the bill was passed by both houses, as the ''Abortion Law Reform Act 2008''.〔 ==Changes== Under the Act, a woman is able to access abortion up to a gestational limit of 24 weeks. After that point a medical practitioner is able to provide an abortion if another practitioner agrees that an abortion is appropriate in all the circumstances.〔 As amended by the Abortion Law Reform Act, section 65 of the Crimes Act 1958 states that only a qualified medical practitioner may perform an abortion on another person. A violation carries a maximum penalty of ten years imprisonment. Registered nurses and registered pharmacist are also qualified if they are administering a drug or drugs to terminate pregnancy in accordance with the amended act. A female of any age who consents to, or assists in, the performance of an abortion on herself is not guilty of an offence against the section.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/ca195882/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 (Victoria)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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