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ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa Disappointed With Failure To Protect Abortion Clinics In Sentencing Of Paul Barnao
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 6:45 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
Mr Barnao’s case aptly demonstrates that without adequate enforcement of safe areas and trespass laws, the laws are largely meaningless and women and abortion providers remain unprotected. More >>
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa Applauds The Implementation Of Six Safe Areas Protecting Abortion Providers In Aotearoa
Friday, 28 July 2023, 5:56 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa welcomes the long-awaited implementation of safe areas around six abortion providers in Aotearoa New Zealand. Safe areas will go a long way to protecting those accessing or providing abortion services from harassment ... More >>
Anniversary of Safe Areas Bill’s Passage Passes with No Safe Areas
Monday, 20 March 2023, 6:01 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
Last Saturday 18 March, Aotearoa New Zealand marked the first anniversary of the passage of the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Act 2022. ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa notes that in spite of the act, New Zealand ... More >>
New Zealand Owes PM Ardern A Debt Of Gratitude
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 7:35 pm | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
On the day of her resignation announcement, ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa expressed its gratitude to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for her steadfast support for reproductive rights in Aotearoa. During the second 2017 leaders’ debate, Ardern stated her position ... More >>
ALRANZ Welcomes Good News From Kansas
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 5:58 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa hails the failure of a Kansas referendum that would have removed protection for abortion rights from the state’s constitution. The vote is a strong demonstration of the popularity of abortion rights in the United ... More >>
ALRANZ Holds Rally In Support Of Abortion Rights
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 10:59 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa will hold a rally in support of Abortion Rights on Thursday 16 June at 12H00 in response to the current situation in the US. We will gather at midday at the South end of Katherine Mansfield Memorial Park in Thorndon ... More >>
ALRANZ Condemns Potential Overturning Of Roe V Wade In United States
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 6:19 pm | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa is deeply disturbed by the leaked draft opinion of the United States Supreme Court that purports to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. Abortion is a fundamental human right and, if the leak is accurate, ... More >>
Third Reading Of Safe Areas Bill Passes With Overwhelming Majority
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 6:44 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
16 March 2022 ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa welcomes the passing of the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill 2020 at its third and final reading today. The Bill passed with overwhelming cross-party support. ALRANZ believes ... More >>
National Party’s New Conscience Not Representative Of Aotearoa’s Values
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 6:42 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa notes the appointment of Christopher Luxon as new leader for the National Party, and Nicola Willis as deputy leader. ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa spokesperson Dr Tracy Morison said “Christopher Luxon’s well-publicised ... More >>
ALRANZ Gets New Interim President
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 8:30 pm | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
Longtime ALRANZ president Terry Bellamak announced she is stepping down from the role. Dr Tracy Morison will take over as interim president until the next ALRANZ AGM. In her final post , Bellamak said, “It has been an honour and a privilege ... More >>
NZHPA V Attorney General - ALRANZ Welcomes Decision
Friday, 24 September 2021, 5:53 pm | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa welcomes the High Court’s decision in NZ Health Professionals’ Alliance v Attorney-General, which upholds ss 14 and 15 of the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 (‘CSAA’), amended in the Abortion Legislation ... More >>
ALRANZ Condemns Draconian Texas Anti-abortion Law
Thursday, 2 September 2021, 5:45 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa condemns Texas law SB 8, which prohibits abortion care after a ‘fetal heartbeat’ can be detected, at roughly 6 weeks gestation, with no exceptions for rape or incest. Most pregnant people don’t even realise ... More >>
ALRANZ Congratulates Western Australia On Safe Areas
Friday, 13 August 2021, 4:58 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa congratulates the people of Western Australia on their state parliament’s establishment of safe access zones for people receiving abortion care. The state’s Public Health Amendment (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2021 ... More >>
Petition Calls For Automatic Safe Areas
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 5:16 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
1 June 2021 ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa will present a petition to MPs tomorrow 2 June 2021 at 1pm. The petition calls for the Health Select Committee to alter the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill to create ... More >>
ALRANZ Asks DIA Not To Fund Anti-Abortion Centres With COGS
Tuesday, 16 March 2021, 7:22 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa has asked the Department of Internal Affairs (“DIA”) to take steps to ensure that anti-abortion ‘counselling’ centres that purport to provide pre- and post-abortion counselling do not receive COGS funding outside ... More >>
ALRANZ: NZ Needs Safe Areas
Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 6:20 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa welcomes the first reading of Louisa Wall’s member’s bill, the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill 2020. First reading is expected to occur today. “ALRANZ supports the creation of ... More >>
ALRANZ Congratulates Argentina
Thursday, 31 December 2020, 10:56 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa congratulates the people of Argentina for a successful conclusion to their fight for legal abortion. Abortion will be legal in Argentina up to 14 weeks gestation. Argentina is now the most populous nation in Latin America ... More >>
Abortion Care: Equity Not Improving Fast Enough
Wednesday, 16 December 2020, 6:08 am | ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa
ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa notes with disappointment that the Ministry of Health survey shows improvements to abortion care have not reached all DHBs. While delays for early medical and surgical abortions have shortened in some DHBs, others still ... More >>