New Zealand
Abortion Laws
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Legislation
The links below are to New Zealand Legislation online. If any are broken, just vist the site and search for the Act by name or email us and let us know at safeandlegal@gmail.com. Thanks.
The grounds for abortion is in the Crimes Act
Crimes Act 1961, Part 8, Crimes Against the Person
s.182 Killing unborn child
s.182A Miscarriage defined
s.183 Procuring abortion by any means
s. 186 Supplying means of procuring abortion
s. 187 Effectiveness of means used immaterial
s. 187A Meaning of "unlawfully"
The procedures for abortion are in the CS&A Act
Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977-1991
Incorporates Amendments passed in 1978 and 1990
Children under 16 years
s.38 Consent to Abortion in Care of Children Act 2004
Duty of medical practitioners in respect of Family Planning
s.11 Duty of medical practitioners in respect of family planning
This section was not incorporated into the Heatlh Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. There is no longer a statutory duty to refer.