The following policy and free vote resolution on abortion are taken from the latest edition of the ALP Platform Constitution and Rules available on the ALP web site in *pdf format.

ABORTION
DECISION OF THE 1984 CONFERENCE
Conference resolves that the matter of abortion can be freely debated at any State or Federal Form of the Australian Labor Party, but any decision reached is not binding on any member of the party.
(National Platform and Constitution 2007 of ALP p 313)

WOMEN MAKING EQUALITY EQUAL
22. As women are the major users of health and community services, Labor will-
- support the rights of women to determine their own reporductive lives, particularly the right to choose approrpirate fertility control and abortion
(National Platform and Constitution 2007 of ALP p209)