MEDIA RELEASES
ALRANZ condemns potential overturning of Roe v Wade in United States
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa is deeply disturbed by the leaked draft opinion of the United States Supreme Court that purports to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. Abortion is a fundamental human right and, if the leak is accurate, the decision will...
Passage of Safe Areas Amendment Bill at third reading welcomed by ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa welcomes the passing of the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill 2020 at its third and final reading today.
National Abortion Telehealth Service a step toward equitable reproductive healthcare
Early medical abortion involves using two medications to end a pregnancy – mifepristone and misoprostol. (Image: VAlaSiurua via Wikimedia Commons) ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa commends the Ministry of Health’s plan for a funded national abortion...
Safe areas second reading a win for abortion care in Aotearoa
ALRANZ welcomes the passage of the Safe Areas Amendment Bill 2020 at its second reading and looks forward to future improvements
Oral arguments on Mississippi abortion ban a dark day for women everywhere
This is a world where some countries remain steadfast in their attempts to erode and control reproductive freedoms.
National Party’s new conscience not representative of Aotearoa’s values
“Christopher Luxon’s well-publicised anti-abortion views are not representative of the values of mainstream New Zealanders, who overwhelmingly supported reform”.
ALRANZ Gets New Interim President
Longtime ALRANZ president Terry Bellamak announced she is stepping down from the role. Dr Tracy Morison will take over as interim president until the next ALRANZ AGM. In her final post, Bellamak said, “It has been an honour and a privilege to lead this organisation...
Abortion Report Shows Improvements in Care
The Ministry of Health’s annual report on abortion care in Aotearoa shows improvements in the provision of abortion care following the passage of the Abortion Legislation Act. Ministry data shows 45% of abortions were provided at 8 weeks gestation or less, up from 27%...
NZHPA v Attorney General – ALRANZ Welcomes Decision
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa welcomes the High Court’s decision in NZ Health Professionals’ Alliance v Attorney-General, which upholds ss 14 and 15 of the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 (‘CSAA’), amended in the Abortion Legislation Act 2020....
ALRANZ Condemns Draconian Texas Anti-abortion Law
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa condemns Texas law SB 8, which prohibits abortion care after a ‘fetal heartbeat’ can be detected, at roughly 6 weeks gestation, with no exceptions for rape or incest. Most pregnant people don’t even realise they are pregnant at that...