On June 1st the Court of Appeal announced their decision in the long-running case taken by Right To Life NZ (RTL) against the Abortion Supervisory Committee (ASC).
The basic gist of it is that they have overturned the previous High Court decision is which Justice Miller raised questions about the legality of the 98% of abortions permitted on the grounds of the mental health of the pregnant person.
The Court of Appeal has also rejected RTL's claims that the fetus has a right to life. (Wonder if they're going to change their name?)
Here's the Court of Appeal decision (PDF, quite long) and a summary. The ALRANZ site has a timeline of the whole saga.
Also a round-up of pro-choice blog-posts on the matter, from The Hand Mirror.
Media coverage:
Unborn have no right to life: Court of Appeal rules - Stuff
Appeal court strikes out abortion finding - NZ Herald
Praise for court ruling over abortion - Newstalk ZB - includes link to Mike Hosking talking to Dame Margaret Sparrow of ALRANZ about the announcement
Anti-abortion group considers taking case to Supreme Court - NZ Herald
