New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described a decision in the United States to wind back women's reproductive rights as 'incredibly upsetting'. 7NEWS
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described as "incredibly upsetting" a decision in the United States to wind back women's reproductive rights.
The move, which was carried by five votes to four in America's highest court, is expected to lead to bans on abortion in about half the nation's 50 states.Ms Ardern compared the move with New Zealand's 2020 decriminalisation of abortion. "Here in New Zealand we recently legislated to decriminalise abortion and treat it as a health rather than criminal issue.The Kiwi leader recognised people hold strong convictions on both sides of the abortion debate, but said those beliefs should not extend to preventing someone making a decision reflecting their own circumstances.
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