t ABORTION must = be Momped out} This is what the McMillan Report on Abortion said in 1937 : "It has been estimated that at least one pregnancy in every five ends in abortion; in other words that some 6000 abortions occur in New Zealand every year. Of these it is believed that 4000, at a 9} conservative estimate, are criminally induced= That was I0 years ago. Today abortion is still inexcusably high: A recent group survey showed that for every I00 births there were seven accidental abortions (mis- carriages) and THIRTEEN induced abortions. Illegally induced abortion is a crime against woman- hood and against humanity. Those who condone it are as guilty as those who practise it: Accidental abortion is best prevented by antenatal care: Public conscience and public opinion can fight for safe and sane motherhood. ISSUed BY ThE DEPARTMENT Of HEALTH Keep this announcement for future reference: Ilc
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 396, 24 January 1947, Page 11
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149Page 11 Advertisement 2 New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 396, 24 January 1947, Page 11
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