Andrew Whiteside

Interview: The history of abortion in Aotearoa/New Zealand

Andrew Whiteside

Dr Felicity Goodyear-Smith, who was recently appointed to the Goodfellow post-graduate chair at Auckland University's department of general practice and primary health care. 13 January 2010 The Aucklander Photograph by Chris Skelton

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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Interview – Felicity Goodyear – Smith by Andrew Whiteside
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