Barnaby Joyce rallies anti-abortion activists ahead of tight NSW vote

Sydney crowd told to target National MPs as upper house prepares to vote on a bill outlawing sex-selective terminations

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One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce has joined pro-life campaigners to pile pressure on Nationals MPs to vote to criminalise some abortions ahead of a tight vote in New South Wales.

Anti-abortion activists have threatened to campaign for One Nation against major parties to force new limits on terminating pregnancies on the back of its polling surge.