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Abortion-rights march

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With the eruption of furious debate and activism related to abortion both inside and outside Parliament in the 1970s, abortion-rights marches became common. This march was in 1973. Listen to a segment from a radio documentary made that year, which includes arguments between those for and against abortion.

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Image: Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group 00685), 1/4-021373-F

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Megan Cook, Abortion – Controversy: 1974 to 1980s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/29023/abortion-rights-march (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Megan Cook, published 21 April 2011.