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Under 16s Won't Be Forced to Tell Parents About Abortions

Thursday, 7 July 2016, 5:23 pm | Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand

Young people in New Zealand will not be obliged to tell their parents if they are having an abortion - and the Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand says that's the right decision. More >>

Abortion Numbers Fall, But Law Still Needs Reform

Friday, 17 June 2016, 12:39 pm | Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand

The continued fall in the number of abortions in New Zealand should not detract from the need for modernisation of our outdated laws, the Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand says. More >>

ALRANZ announces new president

Sunday, 28 June 2015, 5:14 pm | Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand

The Abortion Law Reform Association, New Zealand’s oldest reproductive rights organisation, has a new president: Terry Bellamak. More >>

ALRANZ to Host Pro-Choice Gathering in Wellington

Monday, 23 February 2015, 11:06 am | Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand

The Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand (ALRANZ) announced today it would be holding a pro-choice gathering on Saturday and Sunday, March 21-22, in Wellington. The gathering will cover a range of topics relating to the politics of abortion while ... More >>

The Untold Stories of Abortion in 19th Century NZ

Tuesday, 1 July 2014, 2:12 pm | Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand

The tragic toll of unsafe illegal abortion in 19th Century New Zealand is the focus of a powerful new book by longtime women’s health advocate Dame Margaret Sparrow that is being launched today in Wellington. More >>

ALRANZ Notes with Sadness Death of Henry Morgentaler

Thursday, 30 May 2013, 11:27 am | Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand

The Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand notes with sadness the death of the Canadian physician Dr. Henry Morgentaler, aged 90, who played the key role in the court case that struck down Canada’s unconstitutional abortion law 25 years ... More >>

Launch of new pro-choice book tracks politics of NZ movement

Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 5:27 pm | Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand

Last night Dr Alison McCulloch’s new book, Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand, was launched by Victoria University Press. McCulloch’s book provides an important insight into the key players in the struggle for abortion ... More >>

ALRANZ Disappointed Over Early Medical Abortion Decision

Thursday, 17 February 2011, 5:05 pm | Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand

ALRANZ is extremely disappointed that Family Planning has withdrawn its bid to provide early medical abortions at its Hamilton clinic, the association’s president, Dame Margaret Sparrow, said today. Family Planning applied nearly two years ago for a ... More >>

ALRANZ Supports Aussie Pro-Choice Day of Action

Friday, 8 October 2010, 11:42 am | Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand

ALRANZ today expressed its strong support for Saturday’s National Day of Action by Australian pro-choice groups over the upcoming trial in Queensland of a young woman and her partner who face charges in relation to an alleged illegal abortion. More >>

ALRANZ Condemns Threats and Lies

Friday, 9 October 2009, 12:13 pm | Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand

The anti-abortion group Right to Life is using threats, intimidation tactics and lies in its latest attempt to limit New Zealand women’s access to reproductive health care, the president of the Abortion Law Reform Association, Dame Margaret ... More >>

Family Planning Initiative To Make Abortion Safer

Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 9:33 am | Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand

Offering women early medical abortions at Family Planning clinics will help cut waiting times, making abortions safer for New Zealand women, Dr. Margaret Sparrow, the National President of Alranz, said today. More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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