This "Queenslander, female and a grandmother" emailed Trad to accuse her of being "cruel, immoral and low" and question whether she should "hold any leadership position".

The email centres around an argument which has been pushed by anti-abortion politicians and campaigners in Queensland for the past two years.

"To even contemplate abortion to full term or any time during pregnancy for any reason will be a pure MURDEROUS HUMAN HOLOCAUST!!!," the emailer wrote.

According to the most recent figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 0.7% of abortions in Australia were carried out at or after 20 weeks. Most (94.6%) were performed before 13 weeks of gestation.



Nonetheless, arguments against decriminalisation have centred around the issue of abortions after the second and even third trimesters, arguing that the decriminalisation would somehow remove current protections for foetuses.

Anti-abortion group Cherish Life launched a raft of radio, newspaper and Facebook advertisements that claimed the laws would allow "abortion at ANY stage of pregnancy, for ANY reason" last year.

Termination service providers and gynaecologists have repeatedly told BuzzFeed News later term abortions are rare and only occur in complicated situations, usually where there is a devastating foetal diagnosis and maternal health complication.

Trad has said the legislation proposed by her government would allow pregnancies to be terminated in the first 22 weeks, after which a second doctor would have to approve the procedure.