Royal Commission on Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion
The Royal Commission on Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion was carried out in New Zealand from 1975 to 1977, shortly after the 1975 general election. The members of the Royal Commission were M. D. Matich, Barbara J. Thomson, Dame Dorothy Winstone, Duncan McMullin (chair), Denese Henare and M. R. McGregor.[1]
Shortly after the release of the report the Government passed the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977.
See also
References
- ↑ "Royal Commission on Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion, 1976". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
Further reading
- New Zealand Royal Commission on Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion (1977). Contraception, sterilisation and abortion in New Zealand : report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry. Wellington: Government Printer.
- Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand. (1977). Critique of the report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion in New Zealand. Wellington: Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand.
- Church of the Province of New Zealand. Wellington Diocesan Public and Social Affairs Committee (1977). A Christian View of the Report of the Royal Commission on Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion in New Zealand. Church of England in New Zealand. Wellington Diocesan Public and Social Affairs Committee.
- Wills, D (1977). "The report of the Royal Commission on Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion: a comparison with health professional policies". New Zealand nursing forum 5 (1): 4–6. ISSN 0110-7968.
- Dubignon, J M (1977-10-12). "Report of the Royal Commission on contraception, sterilisation and abortion". The New Zealand medical journal 86 (597): 347. ISSN 0028-8446.
External links
- How the NZ Royal Commission saw the Unborn Child - The Life Resources Charitable Trust
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