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ALRANZ Presents Open Letter To Parliament
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 8:47 am | ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa will deliver an open letter to Parliament to MPs at 1pm today, Thursday 12 March 2020, on Parliament’s forecourt. The letter acknowledges the Abortion Legislation Bill is not perfect, but is still an improvement on the ... More >>
MPs Should Make An Exception For Conscientious Obstruction In Rape Cases
Monday, 9 March 2020, 2:52 pm | ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa calls upon Parliament to approve the Supplementary Order Paper submitted today by Louisa Wall MP on the Abortion Legislation Bill, which requires survivors of sexual violence to receive access to emergency contraception ... More >>
ALRANZ Salutes Second Reading Passage Of Abortion Bill
Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 9:40 am | ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa salutes the New Zealand Parliament’s passing of the Abortion Legislation Bill at second reading, 81 to 39. “We are really pleased the margin was so large,” said ALRANZ National president Terry Bellamak. “The ... More >>
ALRANZ Co-sponsors National Day Of Action
Monday, 17 February 2020, 2:33 pm | ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa is co-sponsoring a National Day of Action – Our Bodies, Our Choices, with Fem Force, Victoria University Feminists Organisation, NCW, and HELP. “Now is the time for people who care about women and pregnant people ... More >>
ALRANZ Welcomes Select Committee Report
Friday, 14 February 2020, 2:55 pm | ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa welcomes the Abortion Legislation Select Committee’s report, released today. The select committee made a few significant changes to the bill. “A section had been added creating a positive duty on the part of the Minister ... More >>
NHS Report on Women’s Health and NZ Law Reform
Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 8:29 am | ALRANZ
Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) has released a report on the state of women’s health in the UK. The report calls for the NHS to take a strategic approach to prevent disease and promote wellness across people’s lifespans. ALRANZ notes ... More >>
Abortion Decriminalised in Northern Ireland
Wednesday, 23 October 2019, 8:01 am | ALRANZ
“Northern Ireland had some of the most punitive and restrictive abortion laws in Europe. Now, they finally have the same laws as the rest of the United Kingdom,” said Terry Bellamak, ALRANZ National president. More >>
COGS Funds Anti-abortion Counselling
Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 11:43 am | ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa condemned Internal Affairs’ funding of non-professional anti-abortion ‘counselling’, as reported on RNZ this morning. More >>
Draft Abortion Law Reform Bill Announced
Monday, 5 August 2019, 11:29 am | ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa welcomes the announcement of the Government’s draft abortion law reform bill. More >>
March and Demonstration to Demand Abortion Law Reform
Monday, 22 July 2019, 8:10 am | ALRANZ
Victoria University Feminist Organisation and ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa, in conjunction with the VUW Feminist Law Students, Organise Aotearoa, Fem Force, and with the support of VUW Student Association announced they are sponsoring a march ... More >>
ALRANZ Hails UK Parliament Vote
Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 2:05 pm | ALRANZ
10 July 2019 ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa applauds the United Kingdom Parliament on its historic vote to extend access to abortion and same-sex marriage to Northern Ireland. More >>
Two-Thirds Support Abortion for Any Reason
Friday, 21 June 2019, 10:45 am | ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa applauds new research by the University of Auckland, showing two-thirds of New Zealanders support the right to receive abortion care for any reason. More >>
2018 Abortion Statistics Show Opportunity for Improvement
Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 2:53 pm | ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa said the abortion statistics released today by Stats NZ show little change in the general abortion numbers, but point to opportunities for improvement in health care if abortion law reform passes. More >>
ALRANZ Deplores Alabama’s Abortion Bill
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 9:33 am | ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa deplores the Alabama senate’s passage of a bill that makes abortion care illegal even in cases of rape or incest. More >>
Lizzie Marvelly, Golriz Ghahraman call for abortion reform
Tuesday, 19 March 2019, 3:14 pm | ALRANZ
Lizzie Marvelly and Golriz Ghahraman join a public forum calling for real abortion law reform More >>
ALRANZ Welcomes New Poll Results
Friday, 15 March 2019, 9:30 am | ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa welcomes the results of the Newshub/Reid Research poll showing 69.9% of New Zealanders support the decriminalisation of abortion. More >>
ALRANZ Announces New Effort to Combat Abortion Stigma
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 9:42 am | ALRANZ
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa announced a new effort to combat abortion stigma by creating a forum for people to share stories about their abortions anonymously. More >>
ALRANZ Takes Case to Human Rights Review Tribunal
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 2:17 pm | ALRANZ
ALRANZ announced the Office of Human Rights Proceedings (OHRP) has decided to provide ALRANZ with representation before the Human Rights Review Tribunal (HRRT). More >>
Reproductive Rights March on Wednesday
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 9:10 am | ALRANZ
On Wednesday, 5 December at 12:30pm ALRANZ is co-sponsoring a march and rally in Wellington along with Organise Aotearoa, the Victoria University Feminist Organisation, and the Feminist Law Society. More >>
ASC Links Housing Shortage and Abortion Rate
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 7:36 pm | ALRANZ
Today the Abortion Supervisory Committee (ASC) told the Justice Select Committee abortions increased among Aucklanders aged 25 – 35, possibly because of the rising cost of living, especially housing costs. More >>
