Diana Warnock
Diana Warnock OAM | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Perth | |
| In office 6 February 1993 – 10 February 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Alexander |
| Succeeded by | John Hyde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diana Muriel Robinson 3 October 1940 Labor Party |
| Spouse | Bill Warnock |
| Occupation | Radio broadcaster |
Diana Muriel Warnock
Warnock worked as a journalist with the
She was elected to the State Parliament as the
In 1996, Warnock and upper house MP Cheryl Davenport steered a controversial pro-choice bill through the parliament—the "Acts Amendment (Abortion) Bill", which effectively decriminalised abortion and enabled women to access abortions of pregnancies up to 20 weeks on the basis of informed consent.[3]
In 1999 she was named the Australian Humanist of the Year by the
Warnock was married to local novelist, playwright and arts patron Bill Warnock, who died in 2001.
References
- ^ Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
- ^ Staff list Archived 14 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine at Daily News Reunion website
- ^ Klugman, B and Budlender, D (Eds) (2001). "The Australian Pro-Choice Movement And The Struggle For Legal Clarity, Liberal Laws And Liberal Access: Two Case Studies". Children by Choice and the Australian Reproductive Health Alliance. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
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