'Zoe's law' bill formally lapses in parliament

By James Robertson
Updated November 21 2014 - 7:10pm, first published 7:04pm
Grieving for an unborn daughter ... Brodie Donegan, with her daughter, Ashlee, 5, and son, Lachlan, 2.
Grieving for an unborn daughter ... Brodie Donegan, with her daughter, Ashlee, 5, and son, Lachlan, 2.

The end of NSW's 55th parliament has closed a controversial chapter concerning "Zoe's law", a bill that would have declared unborn children "legal persons", which many feared could presage restrictions on abortion. 

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