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Time for Action!

It looks like Steve Chadwick's bill is not going ahead. Disappointing, yes; time for action, heck yes. Contact us for our new Postcards to MPs!


Rosy Fenwicke Responds

Some of you will have read Karl du Fresne's piece in the DomPost targeting ASC member and physician Rosy Fenwicke. Well, she has responded!


The Parental Notification Debate

Parental notification laws for abortion have long been part of successful anti-abortion wedge campaigning in the U.S., and there's a move to push for them here. But, like everything else in the abortion debate, the issue is not as simple as proponents o


Taxes and Abortion Update I

Updating 'Taxes and Abortion' Part II, there's some good and some bad -- and "personhood" efforts advance in the U.S.


Encouraging Pregnancy, or Abortion

Should governments be in the business of encouraging women to have babies? Or is abortion sometimes the best option? Frances Kissling examines the issues, and ALRANZ wonders how they apply in New Zealand.


Abortion Around the World: Canada

In Canada for the past 21 years, abortion has been a health matter, not a criminal offence. How did Canada reach that goal, and what are the threats to choice in Canada today? Also, what's happening with the Dutch abortion ship.


Taxes and Abortion

Some anti-abortion advocates argue no taxes should be spent on abortion, a complete turnaround on their 1970s campaigns and a move right out of the U.S. playbook.


Welcome to the ALRANZ blog

Welcome to the ALRANZ blog on Issues.co.nz We will post regular updates here on issues that relate to women's reproductive health and freedom, and we welcome your comments.