Why are late-term abortions being debated in parliament?

November 3, 2025Hosted by: Billi FitzSimons and Sam KoslowskiProduced by: Rosa Bowden

Last week, late-term abortions came up as a point of contention in Australia’s Parliament. 

It’s all because of a new proposed bill that would make it illegal for companies to cancel paid parental leave if a baby dies or is born stillborn.

So what’s the connection between that and late-term abortions? And how common actually are late term abortions?

We’ll tell you what you need to know in today’s podcast. 

Hosts: Billi FitzSimons and Sam Koslowski
Producer: Rosa Bowden

Want to listen to more episodes of The Daily Aus' podcast? Follow us:
Spotify ► https://spoti.fi/46UTaD7
Apple ► https://apple.co/3MiPu4I

The Daily Aus is a media company focused on delivering accessible and digestible news to young people. We are completely independent. Support us by subscribing to our channel here: https://bit.ly/3l6IFpt

Or check out our other platforms here:
Website ► https://thedailyaus.com.au
Instagram ► https://instagram.com/thedailyaus
TikTok ► https://tiktok.com/@thedailyaus

Note: Captions are auto-generated


#news #podcast #thedailyaus