Community forum on Zoe's Law - Newcastle City Hall

19/02/2014

Law reform and public affairs

community forum on Zoe’s Law will be held at the Newcastle City Hall on Monday, 24 February at 5.30pm. Bar Association President Phil Boulten SC will be among the experts discussing what the effect of Zoe’s Law is likely to be. No RSVP is required. The Bill, colloquially known as ‘Zoe’s law’, is currently before the NSW Parliament. It gives rights to an unborn foetus and has the ability to restrict a woman’s right to choose and leave doctors who perform abortions open to prosecution.

The panel

• Phil Boulten SC
• Mehreen Faruqi MLC, Greens Member in the Upper House, NSW
• Jodi McKay, Director Communications, Family Planning NSW
• Hannah Robert, Lecturer in Law, La Trobe University
• Dr Lachlan de Crespigny, Obstetrician, Melbourne

More information

The forum will be chaired by Catherine Henry, a health and medical lawyer. You can read Catherine’s article on Zoe’s Law here.