Abortion Legislation Act 2020

The New Zealand Abortion Legislation Act 2020 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand that amends the law to decriminalise abortion. Under the act, abortion is available without restrictions to any woman who is not more than 20 weeks pregnant. Women seeking an abortion after 20 weeks have to be looked at by a qualified health professional.[5][6]

New Zealand Abortion Legislation Act 2020
New Zealand Parliament
Long title
  • This omnibus bill amends the law to decriminalise abortion, better align the regulation of abortion services with other health services, and modernise the legal framework for abortion currently set out in the Crimes Act 1961 and the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977.[1]
Royal assent23 March 2020[2]
Commenced24 March 2020
Legislative history
Introduced byAndrew Little
First reading8 August 2019[1]
Second reading3 March 2020[3]
Third reading18 March 2020[4]
Related legislation
Status: Current legislation

References
  1. "Abortion Legislation Bill 2019 164-1". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. "Abortion Legislation Bill - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. Molyneux, Vita (3 March 2020). "Abortion Legislation Bill passes second reading". Newshub. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. Coughlan, Thomas (18 March 2020). "Abortion legalised in New Zealand with Parliament passing new law in 68-51 vote". Stuff. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. "Abortion Legislation Bill 2019 164-1: Bill Digest". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  6. "New Zealand passes law decriminalising abortion". 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
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