Published: August 04, 2019
New law would reclassify termination as health matter not a crime permissible only in limited circumstances
New Zealand has announced a bill to legalise abortion for all women that would reclassify terminations as a health matter rather than a crime.
For decades thousands of New Zealand women have struggled to access abortion in as equitable and timely manner. The current law says abortion is a crime and legal only in cases of incest, “mental subnormality” or foetal abnormality, or where the physical or mental health of the mother is at serious risk.
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