Anti-abortion rhetoric is becoming entrenched in Australian right-wing politics

Earlier this week, Queensland Nationals MP Llew O’Brien introduced a so-called “born alive” bill into the House of Representatives. On the same day, August 17, the Australian Christian Lobby held an event on Parliament House lawns. Against a backdrop of 10,000 knitted baby booties arranged into a cross, Australia’s most prominent federal anti-abortion politicians spoke in support of the bill. Born alive bills originated in the United States in the early 2000s and the issue has been raised in…