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The Royal Commission on Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion was carried out in
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
from 1975 to 1977, shortly after the
1975 general election. The members of the
Royal Commission
A royal commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue in some monarchies. They have been held in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Malaysia, Mauritius and Saudi Arabia. In republics an equi ...
were M. D. Matich, Barbara J. Thomson,
Dame Dorothy Winstone,
Duncan McMullin
Sir Duncan Wallace McMullin (1 May 1927 – 26 June 2017) was a New Zealand jurist. He was a judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, Court of Appeal of Fiji and Cook Islands Court of Appeal.
Early life and family
Born in the Auckland sub ...
(chair),
Denese Henare and M. R. McGregor.
Shortly after the release of the report the Government passed the
Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977
Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977, also known as the CS&A Act 1977, is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand. It was passed shortly following an inquiry by the Royal Commission on Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion. The ...
.
See also
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Abortion in New Zealand
Abortion in New Zealand is available within the framework of the Abortion Legislation Act 2020, which entirely eliminated the criminal status of abortion and allows termination on request during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. After 20 weeks, ...
References
Further reading
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*{{Cite journal
, issn = 0028-8446
, volume = 86
, issue = 597
, pages = 347
, last = Dubignon
, first = J M
, title = Report of the Royal Commission on contraception, sterilisation and abortion
, journal = The New Zealand Medical Journal
, date = 1977-10-12
, pmid = 272544
External links
How the NZ Royal Commission saw the Unborn Child- The Life Resources Charitable Trust
Abortion in New Zealand
1975 establishments in New Zealand
Royal commissions in New Zealand
1977 disestablishments in New Zealand