THE ALRANZ BLOG

by Terry Bellamak According to Bismarck, you should never watch sausages or laws being made, because it will gross you out. He’s got a point. The Abortion Legislation Select Committee has reported back. It has made a few changes to the bill. Not all the changes it has...

No one’s exercise of free speech should make another feel less free. --- Moana Jackson One aspect of the Abortion Legislation Bill that got a lot of airtime at the select committee, but not so much in media commentary, is safe areas. Safe areas are zones where people...

by Terry Bellamak In news shocking to no one who has received abortion care, longitudinal research from the states reveals that after five years 95% of people who decided to receive abortion care mainly felt relief. They did not regret their decision. Wow. It’s almost...

by Terry Bellamak At the Abortion Legislation Bill Select Committee’s public meetings, one of the falsehoods anti-abortion extremists repeated most often was that the new bill would “bring in abortion right up until birth for any reason at all.” There are so many ways...

Dame Margaret Sparrow, former national president of ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa, is on the shortlist for New Zealander of the Year. ALRANZ is proud that Kiwibank has recognised Dame Margaret’s ceaseless efforts to empower the people of New Zealand by changing our...

by Terry Bellamak On Tuesday, 3 December, the Abortion Legislation Select Committee will consider the petition of Ken Orr, which calls for the rejection of the Abortion Legislation Bill. The petition has 15,407 signatures. Of course, the petition of Aimee Wilson...

ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa is delighted our president, Terry Bellamak, has been named as a finalist in the Women of Influence Awards, in the Community Hero category. This honour recognises her hard work in the fight for reproductive rights for all New Zealanders....

The Abortion Legislation Bill Select Committee meetings have turned up a ridiculous idea that keeps coming back: sex selective abortions in Aotearoa, and how we can prevent them. This is ridiculous on several grounds. First, there is no evidence sex selective...

by Terry Bellamak One of these things is not like the other ones. Let’s see if you can pick out which one. A 13 year old student protesting the Vietnam war by wearing a black armband. Protesters supporting the occupation at Ihumatao singing in Parliament’s Gallery....

The Department of Internal Affairs has given $330,000 of Community Organisation Grants Scheme (COGS) funds to anti-abortion organisations. The money went to two crisis pregnancy counselling centres, Pregnancy Counselling Services (PCS) and Crisis Pregnancy Support...