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Since 1977 abortion has been ‘legalized under discretionary circumstances’ across many countries worldwide, including New Zealand. This ‘discretion’ is a set of lawful guidelines which must be satisfied before allowing a woman to proceed with termination of pregnancy. The following link outlines the accepted reasoning grounds for abortion, and it also makes reference to formal charges should this be violated www.abortion.gen.nz/legal/index.html.
According to the United Nations Abortion Policies (2011) Countries have been sectioned to fit into the categories of 0-4 in regards to their stance on Abortion laws. 0 - Abortion not allowed, 1 - In order to save a woman’s life, 2 - explicitly to save a life, 3 - explicitly to save a life and for other reasons, and 4 - Abortion allowed on request. New Zealand fits in the category number 3, along with the following countries: Saudi Arabia, Israel, United Arab Emirates and Finland to name a couple.
This issue blog will be discussing why the legalization of ‘no abortion restrictions’ should be passed through law and available to all woman in New Zealand. As abortion is a very broad, and sensitive topic in nature, this blog will not argue whether or not abortion is wright or wrong. On the contrary, the blog is about allowing people to think freely and make their own choices, rather than imposing certain beliefs on others. Two main points will be discussed throughout this blog. 1) Freedom of choice and 2) Religion should not play a role in an arena of law, especially in NZ and in the 21st Century.
Since 1977 abortion has been ‘legalized under discretionary circumstances’ across many countries worldwide, including New Zealand. This ‘discretion’ is a set of lawful guidelines which must be satisfied before allowing a woman to proceed with termination of pregnancy. The following link outlines the accepted reasoning grounds for abortion, and it also makes reference to formal charges should this be violated www.abortion.gen.nz/legal/index.html.
According to the United Nations Abortion Policies (2011) Countries have been sectioned to fit into the categories of 0-4 in regards to their stance on Abortion laws. 0 - Abortion not allowed, 1 - In order to save a woman’s life, 2 - explicitly to save a life, 3 - explicitly to save a life and for other reasons, and 4 - Abortion allowed on request. New Zealand fits in the category number 3, along with the following countries: Saudi Arabia, Israel, United Arab Emirates and Finland to name a couple.
This issue blog will be discussing why the legalization of ‘no abortion restrictions’ should be passed through law and available to all woman in New Zealand. As abortion is a very broad, and sensitive topic in nature, this blog will not argue whether or not abortion is wright or wrong. On the contrary, the blog is about allowing people to think freely and make their own choices, rather than imposing certain beliefs on others. Two main points will be discussed throughout this blog. 1) Freedom of choice and 2) Religion should not play a role in an arena of law, especially in NZ and in the 21st Century.
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