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Abortion in New Zealand

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

W. A. P. Facer ,
D. W. Simpson  and
B. D. Murphy
W. A. P. Facer
Affiliation:
Abortion Law Reform Association, and Education Department, Psychological Service, and National Research Bureau, Auckland, New Zealand
D. W. Simpson
Affiliation:
Abortion Law Reform Association, and Education Department, Psychological Service, and National Research Bureau, Auckland, New Zealand
B. D. Murphy
Affiliation:
Abortion Law Reform Association, and Education Department, Psychological Service, and National Research Bureau, Auckland, New Zealand
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A survey conducted among a national random probability sampleof 2400 respondents aged 15 years and over throughout New Zealand shows that illegal abortion experiences may conservatively be estimated tohave exceeded 22,000 over the last 2 years, that there were an estimated 13,000 successful illegal abortions in this period, and that a majority of the population approve specified abortion law reforms.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , April 1973 , pp. 151 - 158
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Copyright © 1973, Cambridge University Press

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