# Labor and Coalition set to reject bill banning shackling women in childbirth

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-15 00:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/15/labor-coalition-bill-banning-shackling-incarcerated-women-ntwnfb

> Labor and the Coalition are expected to reject a bill barring shackling incarcerated women during childbirth and preventing strip-searches of children. The government says criminal justice is mainly a state and territory responsibility. Liberal senator Paul Scarr condemned the practice and said he would raise it with Queensland attorney general Deb Frecklington.