Abortion | Ministry of Health NZ

DECIDE national abortion telehealth service

DECIDE provides information about accessing abortion services to the public.

Phone: 0800 DECIDE (0800 332 433)

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Information for health professionals

Information for health professionals about providing abortion services and the reporting process.

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Information for patients

About abortion safety, where to find trusted information and how to make a complaint.

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Regulating abortion services

How the Ministry of Health regulates and monitors equitable access to abortion services.

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Abortion legislation

Information on the updates made in 2020 to New Zealand’s abortion legislation.

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Safe Areas

About Safe Areas, which may be created around an abortion service provider’s premises under the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Act 2022.

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Information for the public

Information about getting help and support, accessing abortion services, abortion methods, and more, on the Health New Zealand website.

Information about abortion services

Publications Ngā whakaputanga kōrero

Abortion Services Aotearoa New Zealand: Annual Report 2025

10 December 2025

Corporate publications
Review of Certain Matters under the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977

8 April 2025

Evaluation and review
Abortion Services in Aotearoa New Zealand: The voices of wāhine on improving access

8 April 2025

Evaluation and review

News Ngā karere

Ministry of Health publishes 2025 Abortion Services Aotearoa New Zealand annual report

10 December 2025

News article
New ‘Safe Area’ announced for Nelson Hospital

21 August 2025

News article
Review into timely and equitable access to contraception, sterilisation and abortion health care services

8 April 2025

News article

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