by Terry Bellamak Informed consent is a big deal in health circles. The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act recognises the right to refuse medical care. That right cannot be fully exercised without the full information about the medical condition, and...

by Terry Bellamak ***UPDATED*** The Abortion Legislation Bill has now passed second reading. The next step in the legislative process will be the Committee of the whole House. That’s the free for all where MPs debate themselves hoarse over possible...

By Terry Bellamak The recent Abortion Legislation Select Committee heard from a lot of anti-abortion folks, repeating the same distorted lines they always use.  “Abortions will be available up until birth, for any reason!” was a favourite. Let’s...

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...

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...

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...

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.”...

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...

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...

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...