To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives assembled in Parliament:

The petition of certain citizens of Western Australia draws to the attention of the House the procedures of D&X (partial birth—skull decompression) abortions. We further point out to the House that such procedures cause death by dislocation of the vertebrae or by removal by suction of the brain.

Your petitioners therefore pray that the House opposes any appropriation to Medicare to fund D&X abortions, and calls on the National Health and Medical Research Council to oppose D&X abortions.