The new law would remove it from the criminal statutes, and provides no penalties for violation. The existing law does allow for some exceptions — about 13, 000 abortions a year are performed legally, the government said — as when a woman’s physical or mental health is endangered....
Public opinion surveys show that most New Zealanders favor liberalizing the law, but even some lawmakers in that camp said lawmakers went too far. The new law will allow a woman to obtain an abortion on demand up t
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2020-03-18 00:00:00.0
