Roe v Wade and Australia

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Lizzie O'Shea is a lawyer, writer, and broadcaster. She specialises in human rights and Aboriginal rights in Australia, has represented refugees, activists, and people targeted by national security legislation. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, and The Sydney Morning Herald, among others. She sits on the boards of numerous non-profit community organizations, including Digital Rights Watch Australia. Her book, Future Histories: What Ada Lovelace, Tom Paine, and the Paris Commune Can Teach Us About Digital Technology, was listed for the Victorian Premiers Literary Award.