Jenny Leong’s call to ‘destroy the patriarchy’ during abortion debate
The Greens MP for Newtown, who had an abortion when she was 20, has raised eyebrows during a heated debate in NSW Parliament about abortion reform.
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A Greens MP has raised eyebrows during passionate debate about abortion reform saying not all people who have uteruses are women.
Newtown Greens MP Jenny Leong suggested those born female but who identify as men or who don’t identify as women, also have reproductive organs necessary to carry a child.
All sides of politics debated long into the night on Tuesday about the bill which would decriminalise abortion in NSW.
Many spoke about their constituent’s views, their religious or cultural views or other reasons for their stance on the bill but Leong said it was the time to deliver a message that could “destroy the patriarchy”.
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“As it may blow the minds, the narrow minds of some people in this place, there are people who have uteruses that are not women,” she said.
Earlier, she released a statement which said it is past the time for women to have the right to make decisions about their own bodies.
“If we succeed in getting this change through the NSW parliament, it will be the culmination of a campaign that our mothers, indeed our grandmothers, feminists and pro-choice activists have been fighting for over generations.”
Leong says she had an abortion when she was 20 years old while she was living in London as a backpacker and “it was the right decision for her.”
Originally published as Jenny Leong’s call to ‘destroy the patriarchy’ during abortion debate
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