So RMW, you think that countries like China would invade another country for the purpose of taking their women, rather than say, go through a culture change to value women more?

Yeah, I suppose it's possible.

Women are pretty much stuffed either way, with choice of abortion it's bad for women (you might even get your country invaded), without choice of abortion, you're forced to have babies or just not have sex outside of marriage, lest you be disgraced.
Man, I am SO glad I aint a woman.

As fetuses are not human, all discussion along these lines is oppression of Women and should be referred to the Human Rights commission and re-educated, forcefully if need be.

@McMackie
Human foetuses are not human? Who do you think you're fooling? Then again, how do we know you're human?
By the way, do you also denounce all those official medical advice that tells women not to drink alcohol to avoid harming their foetuses?

This article is extremely light on any facts and logic but quite full-on with the emotive propoganda.

Yes, we all know that sex selective abortions occur in China and India, but I challenge you to find a case of sex selective abortion in Australia other than the one referred to in the article (of which we know little about the couple' full circumstances). To suggest that because it happens in China and India, then it must be happening here is either naive, manipulative or both. In China and India there are powerful disincentives to have girls such as the single child policy, dowries, brides must move into husband's parents home and care for them in their old age. These factors don't exist in Australia.

Why the need to create a law based on something which we have no evidence of occurring in Australia?

Yes, these cultures discriminate against women and something should be done to improve the rights and welfare of women in these countries. However this has nothing to do with the reproductive rights of women in Australia and Senator Madigan's bill is nothing but a stunt.

Totally agree with you, Sonja. I can't understand why so-called feminists are not up in arms about this, but of course, the sisterhood don't want us to hear from post-abortive women about the awful damage this 'procedure' has done to their lives, relationships and psychological well-being

Sonia had wrote well of the discrimination happening here in silent way.
She had touched the incredible conspiracy of silence in regard with the complacent law of secrecy and is a protection to unmoral doing with government collusion.
Emily list are extremist feminist with political leaders like Julia and other’s college pursuing wrong ideology, Australian politicians on that standing are not carry out their duty as representatives in their position. Instead they are pushing EMILY list of unmoral choices.
Them, really need to resigned as is not appropriate for them to be pursuing false misleading interest contrary of the well being of women’s and society.
Here, a link that highlights birth healthy way to resolve the problem.
Abortion is not saving women life! Read the conclusion of International Symposium on Excellence in Maternal Healthcare! Country like Ireland: This Symposium puts an end to the false argument that Ireland needs abortion to treat women, and it was encouraging to hear the international speakers commend Ireland’s high standards of maternal healthcare and low rates of maternal mortality.”

http://www.symposiummaternalhealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/SYMP_Site_LITE.pdf
The evidence of abortion for sex selection in favour of male child is very high, country like China, India and social culture ignorance are killing many future women’s, here in a multicultural society many of culture or for bad choice are practicing choice abortion.
Australia must change law and disclose such abomination, by releasing data.