South Australian politicians from across the aisle will attend a pro-life event on Saturday that is aimed at encouraging young people to "fight for the human rights of the unborn", just days before the state's laws decriminalising abortion come into effect.
The "youth training day" run by recently launched pro-life group Enid Lyons List will include mentoring from Liberal leader David Speirs, Labor minister Clare Scriven, Liberal MPs Heidi Girolamo and Nicola Centofanti, and SA Best's Frank Pangallo.
"We need to activate a new generation to rise up and fight for the human rights of the unborn and for greater support and proper health care for their mothers," the event page reads.
On its website, Enid Lyons List said it sought "to prepare and equip women leaders to take office in places of influence" and "to support the elevation of women who advocate for the protection of human life".
Its youth event comes a week after the landmark Roe v Wade ruling was overturned in the United States, and days before South Australia's laws decriminalising abortion — which were passed more than a year ago — come into effect.
Mr Speirs said he would not push for changes to South Australia's abortion law, despite his appearance at the event.
"I was invited to talk about my leadership journey, not to focus in [on] particular policy issues, such as abortion, and I won't be doing so tomorrow," he said on Friday.
Defend Abortion Action Group organiser Ana Obradovic said the timing of the event, ahead of South Australia's bill coming into effect, was "outrageous" and "shameless".
Ms Obradovic said the overturning of Roe v Wade in the United States had "inspired" pro-life groups and was a "wake-up call" against complacency for reproductive rights advocates.
"No one's going to save us but us," she said.
"Legal precedents are not enough. We have to fight to defend our gains, particularly as the conservative right attempts to push back against those gains, and they've been organising since the '70s to do that."
Premier Peter Malinauskas said his government had no plans to review abortion laws in South Australia.
"I don't anticipate that legislation would be addressed any time soon … we think that legislation that passed the parliament last year needs to be bedded down," Mr Malinauskas said.
Enid Lyons List has been contacted for comment.
