As One Nation rises, Victorian Labor has promised to make abortions free. Is the timing pure politics?

Facing the prospect of election defeat, Labor is hoping to make abortion a defining issue as the Liberals attempt to stave off claims they would oversee a rollback Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast Victorian Labor’s plan to make abortion free has been years in the making. But make no mistake: the timing of the an…