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Wednesday, 17 June 1992

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MADAM SPEAKER (Ms McRae) took the chair at 10.30 am and read the prayer.

PETITIONS

The Clerk: The following petitions have been lodged for presentation:

By Mrs Carnell, from 1,064 residents, requesting that the Assembly reject any attempt to permit the establishment of a free-standing abortion clinic in the ACT.

By Mr Berry, from 326 residents, requesting that the Assembly repeal the Termination of Pregnancy Act 1978.

The terms of these petitions will be recorded in Hansard and copies referred to the appropriate Minister.

Abortion Clinic

The petition read as follows:

To the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory:

The petition of certain residents of the Australian Capital Territory draws to the attention of the Assembly that:

ACT law prohibits free-standing abortion clinics;

Your petitioners therefore request the Assembly to:

Reject any attempt to permit the establishment of a free-standing abortion clinic in the ACT.

Termination of Pregnancy Act

The petition read as follows:

TO THE SPEAKER AND MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY:

The petition of certain residents of the ACT draws to the attention of the Assembly:

The ACT Termination of Pregnancy Act (1978) currently prohibits the establishment of an independent abortion clinic in the ACT. The current system for obtaining abortions is

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