One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts says he will push for party to adopt blanket abortion ban

Senator tells Brisbane Christian conference the party needs to ‘reconsider some things’ on abortion, contradicting Pauline Hanson’s position

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One Nation should move to ban abortion entirely, Senator Malcolm Roberts has told a Brisbane Christian conference.

His comments are at odds with those of the party’s leader Pauline Hanson, who told the National Press Club on Wednesday it was only “too late to have an abortion” after 20 weeks.