“[The proposed changes to Queensland's abortion laws] would be some of the most radical and extreme legislation of abortions in the world, and it would allow, effectively … unrestricted abortions beyond 22 weeks.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Senator Canavan's claim is baseless. Experts told Fact Check that the bill before Parliament contained clear restrictions on abortions after 22 weeks' gestation. While abortions would be available on request up to 22 weeks, the bill would require two doctors to consider "all the circumstances" before performing an abortion after 22 weeks. Those circumstances included all relevant medical considerations, a woman's current and future physical, psychological and social circumstances, and take in...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Matt Canavan (Coalition Senator for Queensland) made this claim around 1 September 2018. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 4 October 2018, 33 days later. Its rating was “Baseless”.
Matt Canavan has 3 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 1 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- smh.com.auhttps://www.smh.com.au/video/video-news/video-qld-news/rally-in-brisbane-against-abortion…
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This check was done by RMIT ABC Fact Check, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.