Kōrero: Abortion

Safe legal abortion badge (1 o 3)

Safe legal abortion badge

The safety of abortion was an important issue for those who opposed and those who supported women’s access to it. Hospitalisation after an illegal abortion was common and, although the death rate had dropped considerably, there were still two or three women dying each year in the 1960s. This badge was produced by the Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand (ALRANZ) in 1973.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference: GH014500

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Megan Cook, 'Abortion - Opposition and support from the 1960s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/object/29019/safe-legal-abortion-badge (accessed 16 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Megan Cook, i tāngia i te 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 8 Nov 2018