New Zealand is finally trying to decriminalize abortion. Why has it taken so long?

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New Zealand is often seen as a progressive place for women. But abortion is still a crime there, unless certain conditions are met. Pro-choice activists have been trying to change the law for decades -- this is why it's taken so long.

It all started with a break-up. Her long-term boyfriend left her for her friend. Heartbroken, she ended up having a one-night stand with an older guy.After the condom broke, he gave her $20 for the morning after pill, which doesn't require a prescription in New Zealand. She took it but a month later, in the final semester of her teaching degree, she found out she was pregnant.Veronica -- who asked CNN not to use her real name out of concern for her privacy -- wanted to get an abortion.

Missouri rules against state's last abortion clinic 00:58Nevertheless, Dylan was lucky to have supportive friends, an open-minded family background, and to live in the capital Wellington, where abortion services are available. For New Zealanders living in remote areas, accessing the relevant doctors and then abortion services can be difficult, said Family Planning's Edmond.

 

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If new Zealand had good 2a policy I would so move there 😤

Abortion is murder, unless the mothers' life is at stake. Then we must save the mother. In all other cases it is murder, period.

Yeah Mordor looks impressive on TV

حرام قتل نفس ، كتب الله فيها روح ، ما الفرق بين الجنين و وسنتين طفل ، وشاب ، فقط العمر؟

Good

Abortion is a crime everywhere, but some places just call it legal.

Why does CNN assume that all women want to murder their children?

CNN promoting the abortion of defenseless children calling it progress for women.

Abortion is illegal in all religions

Yes because killing babies is horrible

1) Kiwis are progressive no doubt and innovative too. They did use a mosque shooting to take away guns from the people.The country is clean as a toothpick - only the administration has guns. Poor America still strives to implement GunControl realDonaldTrump

Keep it up NZ! We got rid of guns to save lives. We must continue with children!

DONT

Better aborted than unwanted

Abortion is murder!!

Abortions? Cmon now ..... it’s called “MURDER”. But democraps will always be the party of slavery,racism and Baby murdering. Millions of babies murdered since “abortion” become “legal”

Leftists fighting to kill babies again...

Killing babies is never progressive.

It's funny how Republicans are all concerned about the unborn, but once the kid pops out they couldn't give a rat's ass about it.

Abortion is murder no matter what country you're in .

Maybe NZ is not exactly the utopia after all.

You guys with your disgusting agenda won’t stop until every corner of the word looks like San Francisco huh?

Crying because you cant get an abortion....cant you see you are playing right in there hand....even the person who post this..They want us to fight and divide they're betting on us to do bad..we have to fight it. Its literally spiritual warfare DarktoLight

Wait... please ask Madame jacindaardern first: maybe her international voters wouldn’t like those steps. Rather she should make polygamy compulsory and TripleTalaq legal to win next elections? NewZealand

I think it's a woman's right and freedom.

Keep it that way New Zealand!

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