In 2020 the New Zealand parliament passed a law that made it easier for women to terminate a pregnancy up to 20 weeks in length. The act also removed abortion from the 1961 Crimes Act.
This past week saw the publication of a book called From Crime to Care – a history of abortion in Aotearoa New Zealand.
It’s author is Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith from Auckland University a former GP and abortion consultant from 1981 to 2020. She joins Andrew Whiteside to discuss this very important book.
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