Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977

Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977
New Zealand Parliament
An Act to specify the circumstances in which contraceptives and information relating to contraception may be supplied and given to young persons, to define the circumstances under which sterilisations may be undertaken, and to provide for the circumstances and procedures under which abortions may be authorised after having full regard to the rights of the unborn child
Date of Royal Assent	16 December 1977
Status: Current legislation

Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand. It was passed shortly after the report from the Royal Commission on Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion.

The act decriminalises abortions on condition of certain specified reasons, providing the procedure is approved by two certifying consultants and the pregnancy is less than 20 weeks old. Consultants may give approval for the following reasons:

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