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50th Anniversary Of ALRANZ’s 1st AGM
Today marks the 50th anniversary of ALRANZ’s first
AGM on 17 March 1971.
2020 Senior New Zealander of the
Year and former ALRANZ President Dame Margaret Sparrow
reflected, “This day calls to mind how much has changed,
and how long it took to change it.”
She
continued, “This is a day to remember all the reproductive
rights activists from the past who contributed so much to
the cause of abortion law reform. Some are still alive, but
some did not live to see change.”
Current ALRANZ
President Terry Bellamak said, “Abortion is legal in New
Zealand now. Our next challenge will be to ensure access to
abortion and contraception is improved, so that all New
Zealanders can control their own fertility and exercise
bodily autonomy. As the UN Human Rights Committee has
affirmed, abortion is a human right.”
New
Zealand reformed its abortion laws in March of 2020,
decriminalising the procedure and aligning it with other
health care.
Parliament is currently considering
Louisa Wall’s member’s bill to establish safe areas
around abortion services. ALRANZ Supports safe
areas.
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