NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Labor leader Michael Daley were forced to weigh into the issue of abortion decriminalisation on Wednesday, as federal Labor reaffirmed they would seek to make terminations legal and easier to access across the country.

Federal deputy Labor leader Tanya Plibersek announced a federal Labor government would "expect" public hospitals to provide termination services under new funding arrangements, and would "progress" the decriminalisation cause, singling out NSW where abortion remains in the Crimes Act.

Whoever takes power following the NSW election this month may be facing changing abortion laws. Credit:

Ms Berejiklian and Mr Daley both confirmed their MPs would be given a conscience vote on the issue should a bill come before the next Parliament.

This could happen before the end of the year, as Sydney MP Alex Greenwich revealed he was working on a bill to remove abortion from the NSW Crimes Act.