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Bill to decriminalise abortion in New South Wales defeated in the state's Upper House
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Greens MP Dr Mehreen Faruqi speaks before a vote on the NSW bill to decriminalise abortion in the Legislative Council at the NSW Parliament House in Sydney today. (AAP)
Abortion will remain a crime in NSW after MPs voted down a Greens bill aimed at overturning the 100-year-old law.
Greens MP Mehreen Faruqi's Abortion Law Reform Bill was defeated 25 to 14 in the state parliament's upper house today.
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Public members in the gallery shouted "shame" as the result of the conscience vote was announced in the Legislative Council.
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