Abortion Legislation Bill (Cabinet Papers) [pdf, 1.9 MB]
...regulation of access to, and oversight of, abortion services. For these matters, options have been assessed against criteria and objectives that support a ‘health approach’. 127. The Panel considers that this structure is sound. Human Rights 128. Moving to a health approach is more consistent with our international human rights obligations. International human rights bodies consider abortion as a matter of sexual and reproductive health and that it should not be criminalised. 12...