I always thought the Green party was in favour of life, fecundity, getting back to nature, banishing machines and industry and establishing an idyllic Shire on Earth full of peace-loving Hobbits; possibly with a little nudism thrown in on the side.<\/p>\n
Apparently not: it is actually the party of death<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Australian Greens have urged federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon to intervene in Queensland’s abortion debate.<\/p>\n Queensland cabinet amended the state’s Criminal Code on Monday to protect doctors prescribing abortion drugs.<\/p>\n The move came after public hospitals, concerned about a coming court case in which a young couple has been charged in relation to a medical abortion, suspended the procedure.<\/p>\n Despite the amendments, hospitals are reportedly refusing to resume terminations and are sending patients interstate to receive them.<\/p>\n Medical abortions are still technically illegal under Queensland criminal law.<\/p>\n Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called on Ms Roxon to convene an emergency meeting of all state and territory health ministers and attorneys-general to address the issue.<\/p>\n Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called on Ms Roxon to convene an emergency meeting of all state and territory health ministers and attorneys-general to address the issue.<\/p>\n “The commonwealth has a responsibility to help resolve this legal confusion,” she said on Saturday.<\/p>\n “Women should have the right to access the health services they need, and to be able to make safe, legal choices.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I always thought the Green party was in favour of life, fecundity, getting back to nature, banishing machines and industry and establishing an idyllic Shire on Earth full of peace-loving Hobbits; possibly with a little nudism thrown in on the … Continue reading