What is the charge of concealment of birth and why is it still happening in Australia?
- Written by Amanda Gardiner, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
There has been a long history of women being charged with, and prosecuted for, concealment of birth both within WA and the rest of Australia.Shutterstock
In August, a 24-year-old woman appeared before the Western Australian District Court after pleading guilty to concealing the birth of her newborn baby in 2018.
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