Abortion Legislation Bill - Amendment paper No 455
Abortion Legislation Bill - Amendment paper No 455
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No 455
House of Representatives
Supplementary Order Paper
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
Abortion Legislation Bill
Proposed amendments
Jan Logie, in Committee, to move the following amendments:
Clause 5
In clause 5, new section 2, in the definition of abortion, paragraph (a), replace “woman’s”
(page 3, line 18) with “woman’s or other person’s”
.
Clause 7
In clause 7, new section 10, replace “woman”
(page 5, line 18) with “woman or other person”
.
In clause 7, new section 11(1), replace “woman”
(page 5, line 21) with “woman or other person”
.
In clause 7, new section 11(2)(b)(ii), replace “woman’s”
(page 5, line 31) with “pregnant woman’s or other pregnant person’s”
.
In clause 7, new section 13(1),—
(a)
replace “advise a woman”
(page 6, line 9) with “advise a pregnant woman or other pregnant person”
; and
(b)
replace “if the woman”
(page 6, line 10) with “if the woman or other person”
.
In clause 7, new section 13(2), replace “to a woman, require the woman”
(page 6, line 16) with “to a pregnant woman or other pregnant person, require the woman or other person”
.
In clause 7, new section 14, replace “to a woman, require the woman”
(page 6, line 20) with “to a pregnant woman or other pregnant person, require the woman or other person”
.
In clause 7, new section 20D(2), replace “woman”
(page 11, line 36) with “woman or other person”
.
In clause 7, new section 20E(3), replace “woman”
(page 12, line 13) with “woman or other person”
.
Clause 12
In clause 12, new section 183(1)(a), replace “woman”
(page 14, line 5) with “pregnant woman or other pregnant person”
.
In clause 12, new section 183(1)(b), replace “woman”
(page 14, line 6) with “pregnant woman or other pregnant person”
.
In clause 12, new section 183(2), replace “woman”
(page 14, line 7) with “pregnant woman or other pregnant person”
.
Schedule 1
In Schedule 1, new Schedule 2, item 2, replace “the woman to whom”
(page 18, line 6) with “the pregnant woman or other pregnant person to whom”
.
In Schedule 1, new Schedule 2, item 2(a), replace “woman’s”
(page 18, line 8) with “woman’s or other person’s”
.
In Schedule 1, new Schedule 2, item 2(b), replace “woman’s”
(page 18, line 9) with “woman’s or other person’s”
.
In Schedule 1, new Schedule 2, item 2(c), replace “woman”
(page 18, line 10) with “woman or other person”
.
In Schedule 1, new Schedule 2, item 2(d), replace “woman”
(page 18, line 11) with “woman or other person”
.
In Schedule 1, new Schedule 2, item 2(e), replace “woman’s”
(page 18, line 12) with “woman’s or other person’s”
.
Explanatory note
This Supplementary Order Paper amends the Abortion Legislation Bill. It would replace the word “woman”
with “pregnant woman or other pregnant person”
or “woman or other person”
, as appropriate for the context of the provision. This recognises that New Zealand law allows for gender to be changed on birth certificates, so a person may be legally recorded as male while being able to become pregnant. It ensures there is no doubt about the eligibility of transgender men or non-binary people to receive abortion services if needed under this legislation. It also better reflects the ordinary meaning of “woman”
as relating to adults, ensuring a 14-year-old girl would be able to access services without being considered a “woman”
under this law. This change is in keeping with a general shift towards gender-neutral language throughout all legislation.
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