Under a proposed new law, women in New Zealand will have access to an abortion until 20 weeks' pregnancy. WELLINGTON: New Zealand has passed a landmark bill that treats abortion as a health issue rather than a crime, a major reform in laws that have been unchanged for more than four decades.Advertisement
After 20 weeks, a pregnant woman would require a test and two doctors will have to agree an abortion is the right decision. These conditions for post-20 week pregnancy were tougher than the government's original proposal. “For over forty years abortion has been the only medical procedure considered a crime in New Zealand. But from now abortions will be rightly treated as a health issue,” Minister of Justice Andrew Little said in a statement after the law was passed.The passing of the bill is seen as a win for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's centre-left coalition party, ahead of a general election in September.
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