The law
Abortion in Aotearoa New Zealand is governed by the Abortion Legislation Act 2020. This act updated the previous law to make abortion freely available to anyone who is pregnant and eligible for funded healthcare.
- Information about abortion law in NZ (Family Planning NZ)
Resources
Ministry of Health
- Information on abortion services in New Zealand, including who can perform an abortion, and how to access abortion care provided by the Ministry of Health.
- Ministry of Health – Abortion services locations – infographic
- Ministry of Health (2021) Information Sheet “a guide for people who would like to know more about abortion services in Aotearoa New Zealand”
Family Planning New Zealand
- Family Planning – https://www.familyplanning.org.nz/advice/abortion
- Abortion: What you need to know (booklet)
Research & reports
Abortion Services Aotearoa New Zealand: Annual Report 2021, Ministry of Health.
Beddoe, L. (2021). Reproductive justice, abortion rights and social work. Critical and Radical Social Work.
Shewen, N. I. A. C. (2020) Tahe; Tikanga and abortion. New Zealand Women’s Law Journal, IV, 36-44.
Le Grice, J. (2020). Traditional Māori no strangers to abortion. Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand, 26(2), 35-35.
Laurence, R. (2019). Māori women and abortion: A Kaupapa Māori literature review. (Unpublished report).
Le Grice, J. & Braun, V. (2017). Indigenous (Māori) perspectives on abortion in New Zealand. Feminism & Psychology, 27(2).
Le Grice, J. (2014). Maori and abortion: An impossible choice? Women’s Health Update, 18(3), 1.
McCulloch, A., & Weatherall, A. (2017). The fragility of de facto abortion on demand in New Zealand Aotearoa. Feminism & Psychology, 27(1), 92-100.