Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977

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Date of Royal Assent 16 December 1977

Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand. It was passed shortly after the report from the Royal Commission on Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion.

The act decriminalises abortions on condition of certain specified reasons, providing the procedure is approved by two certifying consultants and the pregnancy is less than 20 weeks old. Consultants may give approval for the following reasons:

to save the life of the woman (even if after 20 weeks)

to preserve the physical health of the woman

to preserve the mental health of the woman

foetal impairment

in cases of incest

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