RIS - Abortion Law Reform [pdf, 750 KB]
...abortion was aligned with a health approach. The Law Commission’s briefing paper Alternative Approaches to Abortion Law was provided to the Minister of Justice on 26 October 2018. The Minister of Justice indicated that he would like to propose reforms that decriminalised abortion, based on the Law Commission’s advice, through an amendment Bill presented to Parliament in early 2019. There is no Government policy position on changing abortion law, with Cabinet agreement being sou...