A rebel Liberal National Party Queensland MP Nigel Dalton, who earlier this week defied state Premier David Crisafulli over the abortion law debate, encouraged others to “put on the full armor of God” and speak out on the issue.
In an interview posted on YouTube, Dalton said: Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe His “anti-abortion history is probably 30-odd years in the making”.
Howe asked the Mackay MP if he had any advice for other members of his party who are under pressure to remain silent on the issue.
“The war is not against people. It’s against kingdoms. It’s against demons. And you’ve got to put on the whole armor of God. You’ve got to be sure of your faith, and the Lord will see you through,” Dalton said.
There is the LNP It has been dogged by questions over its position on abortion Through the 2024 election campaign, there will be “no changes” in the law, with the party saying “it is not part of our plan”.
Dalton, a first-term MP, said he regretted voting with all the other LNP MPs. Put a gag on any discussion of the issue In 2024, he puts it down to “naivety” and a lack of understanding of motion.
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He crossed the floor on Tuesday to vote on a motion by Robbie Cutter to ask the crossbench to quash the order.
“I felt it was my time to redeem myself in the eyes of people, sorry, but also in the eyes of God,” Dalton said.
“That’s who I serve. I don’t serve anyone else. I understand clearly that the LNP leadership is going to have a difficult time managing this.”
Dalton was the first member of the government to pass many of the rules.
At a brief press conference Tuesday, he said the decision was “deeply personal,” but declined to elaborate.
Crisafulli narrowed Tuesday’s vote.
“We took a position for the election and that position remains. You know my position. There was a lot of discussion about this leading up to the election, and I told you, there will be no change. And I think today reaffirmed that,” he said on Tuesday.
Dalton told Howe on Tuesday: “My only regret is that I didn’t stand up earlier, well, I ask God to forgive me for that; I should have stood up in the campaign.
“I stood at a press conference in Mackay with other members of the government now and we said there would be no change, no change to the abortion laws. There probably wouldn’t be any changes. But I didn’t believe that,” he said.
Quoted by several LNP MPs During the election campaign, he promised to change the state’s abortion laws. Several members of Crisafulli’s government voted Against the Legalization Bill In 2018 and others have Expressed strong views against abortion.
