Former Labor MP Cheryl Davenport says it's time to refine her monumental 1998 bill

Samantha Ferguson
Updated July 13 2022 - 2:27pm, first published July 8 2022 - 4:00pm
'IT'S TIME': Former Labor MP Cheryl Davenport says it's time to make further moves when it comes to abortion law in WA. Picture: Samantha Ferguson.
'IT'S TIME': Former Labor MP Cheryl Davenport says it's time to make further moves when it comes to abortion law in WA. Picture: Samantha Ferguson.

Almost 25 years ago, former Labor MP Cheryl Davenport walked into parliament with her written bill to legalise abortion in Western Australia - today, she sits across from Mandurah Mail journalist Samantha Ferguson at a local café, reflecting on what the bill meant in its time, how it can be refined today, and the fallout from the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade.

Samantha Ferguson

Samantha Ferguson is a journalist at the Mandurah Mail. She is an entertainment, sport, crime, community and education journalist with a special interest in investigative pieces and human interest stories.