Independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich announced on Sunday he would this week introduce a bill into the NSW parliament to remove abortion from the Crimes Act.

The step has been welcomed by We Need Reproductive Rights Rural NSW spokeswoman Liz Marmo, who is based on the Border and agitated for the introduction of protest exclusion zones at abortion clinics.

"I greatly believe as soon as abortion is taken off the criminal code more doctors will be willing to do the course to be able to provide the abortion pill RU486 and they will also provide referrals for surgical abortions without having a stigma," Ms Marmo said.

"Doctors are frightened to do the course and they're worried about repercussions because religion plays a great role in our society."

Ms Marmo said she knew of only one GP in Albury who provided RU486.

The Reproductive Health Reform Bill declares a woman who is having an abortion is not committing an offence and allows doctors to perform terminations on request, up to 22 weeks of pregnancy.

Women beyond that timeframe would need the consent of two doctors.

Member for Albury Justin Clancy is undecided on the bill.

"This is not a debate about whether or not we should have abortion in NSW," Mr Clancy said.

"We know through case law there's been abortion services in NSW, it's around the framework around that."

Mr Clancy will take feedback before declaring on the bill, which will be subject to a conscience vote in parliament and could reach the Upper House next week.

"It's something that calls for profound consideration and I'll be consulting widely and obviously with women in our community, as is appropriate," he said.

Ms Marmo plans to lobby Mr Clancy and argued the MP, who's president of the Catholic parish council of Sacred Heart Church in North Albury, should not be swayed by his faith.

"Justin Clancy is a religious man and I hope he listens to people, as all politicians need to do," she said.

"They need to put religion to one side, they're entitled to their religious views, but they should put them to one side and act for women to let them choose."

Mr Clancy's Liberal colleague and the NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard supports the bill, arguing women in his state should have the same reproductive rights as other Australians.

The NSW branch of the Australian Medical Association is also advocating for the bill, which is based on similar legislation enacted in Victoria and Queensland.

"NSW is the last state in Australia to decriminalise abortion and this has placed the women and doctors here under a different and stigmatised legal arrangement," the state AMA said.