Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977
| Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 | |
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| New Zealand Parliament | |
| An Act to specify the circumstances in which contraceptives and information relating to contraception may be supplied and given to young persons, to define the circumstances under which sterilisations may be undertaken, and to provide for the circumstances and procedures under which abortions may be authorised after having full regard to the rights of the unborn child | |
| Date of Royal Assent | 16 December 1977 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand. It was passed shortly after the report from the Royal Commission on Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion.
The act decriminalises abortions on condition of certain specified reasons, providing the procedure is approved by two certifying consultants and the pregnancy is less than 20 weeks old. Consultants may give approval for the following reasons:
- to save the life of the woman (even if after 20 weeks)
- to preserve the physical health of the woman
- to preserve the mental health of the woman
- foetal impairment
- in cases of incest[1]
See also
- Abortion in New Zealand, for a complete overview.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
External links
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