Date of Royal Assent 16 December 1977 | ||
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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:
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