Safe Areas Bill ‘Poorly Drafted’, ‘Deeply Flawed’ – Legal Opinion
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Safe Areas Bill ‘Poorly Drafted’, ‘Deeply Flawed’ – Legal Opinion

Media Release 27 April 2021 A legal opinion by a leading QC has labelled the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill as poorly drafted and deeply flawed, and says that Parliament should not pass it because it diminishes basic human rights. Grant Illingworth QC questions in his opinion “where should the line be…

New Law Will Ignore Women With Post-Abortion Grief
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New Law Will Ignore Women With Post-Abortion Grief

Media Release 24 March 2021 Politicians will today vote for a new law which will allow employees to be eligible for three days of bereavement leave following the unplanned end of pregnancy by miscarriage or stillbirth. Sadly, politicians have rejected calls for the leave to be extended to allow support for women with post-abortion grief. “We…

Select Committee Ignores Women With Post-Abortion Grief
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Select Committee Ignores Women With Post-Abortion Grief

Media Release 27 July 2020 A select committee considering a private members bill which allows for bereavement leave for miscarriages have come back with their report, and have rejected calls for the leave to be extended to allow support for women with post-abortion grief. When lodging the original bill, Labour MP Ginny Anderson said, “I…

Call For Support For Women With Post-Abortion Grief
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Call For Support For Women With Post-Abortion Grief

Media Release 27 May 2020 Family First NZ today called on politicians in a select committee to amend a private members bill which allows for bereavement leave for a miscarriage to be extended to allow support for women with post-abortion grief. The wording of the previous proposed legislative change was that leave would be available…