Safe Areas around Abortion Clinics w/ Family Planning's Jackie Edmond: March 18th, 2022

After two years since Abortion was initially decriminalised in Aotearoa, the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill has passed with a vast majority. 

Led by Labour MP Louisa Wall, 108 MP’s voted for the bill with only nine national MP’s and three Labour MP’s voting against. 

The bill allows for a hundred and fifty metre safe area around clinics banning protests from taking place within the space area. 

To learn more abot the bill and how it’ll affect Aotearoa, Liam Hansen spoke to NZ family planning chief executive Jackie Edmond about the bill.