It was inevitable that the Parliamentary debate and conscience vote on removal of the RU-486 veto would turn into an argument over the availability of abortion. And so we had the unedifying spectacle of politician after politician proclaiming their own personal stance on the matter. Although commonsense won out in the end, there is something vaguely uncomfortable about decisions on matters of personal morality being decided on the whims of politicians. After all, the debate was concerned with removing approval of RU486 from the personal whim of the Health Minister, Tony Abbott.

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Dr Kerrie Allen, research officer for the Australian Family Association, has a rather warped view of recent Australian history. According to her recent News Weekly feature article ‘Whatever has gone wrong with sex?’ (4 Feb. 2006):

‘Sex’ has been redefined almost out of recognition during the past 20 years.

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Filed in: Evangelicals, Family Values, People, Sexuality