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Abortion Legislation Bill — In Committee — Part 1 — Conscientious objection

10 March, 2020

Summary

This Supplementary Order Paper amends clause 7 of the Abortion Legislation Bill by amending new section 19 and replacing new section 20, relating to conscientious objection and provisions related to employment relations. The wording for this amendment has been taken from section 8 of the End of Life Choice Act 2019, which addresses a comparable matter of conscientious objection.

The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 469 in the name of Chris Penk to new section 19 in clause 7 be agreed to.

Mover of amendment

Photo of Chris Penk
Chris Penk
National Party, Helensville

Votes Not passed by a large majority

Amendment not agreed to.

Personal Vote

This was a personal vote (or conscience vote) which meant MPs could decide how to vote on their own, rather than having to follow the party position. Learn more on the official Parliament website.

35 Voted For



83 Voted Against






2 Absent

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