Labor and Coalition set to reject bill to stop incarcerated women being shackled in childbirth
Summary
Labor and the Coalition parties in Australia are expected to vote against a bill aiming to stop the practice of shackling incarcerated women during childbirth. The government said the issue is mainly the responsibility of state and territory governments, while an independent senator introduced the bill to ban shackling and stop strip-searching children.Key Facts
- The bill was introduced by independent senator Lidia Thorpe.
- The bill seeks to ban shackling women in prison while they are giving birth.
- It also aims to stop children from being strip-searched.
- Labor and the Coalition plan to reject the bill.
- The government says criminal justice is mainly handled by states and territories, not the federal government.
- Queensland Liberal senator Paul Scarr criticized the major parties for rejecting the bill.
- Senator Scarr wants the issue raised in a national cabinet meeting.
- The bill’s supporters call the current practices "barbaric" and "traumatic."
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