ABORTION EVIL
, Justices Urge Amendment Of Crimes Act By Telegraph—Press Association New Plymouth, March 11. A long debate on the prevalence of abortion was heard at the national conference of Justices of the Peace tonight, when the following resolution was carried“In view of the great prevalence of criminal abortion, in respect of which it is almost impossible to obtain convictions, and in view of the great harm such crimes do to the community in respect of its health and numbers, this federation urges the Government to amend the Crimes Act, all parties to the committal of the crime being liable to prosecution, and that the sale of contraceptives and instruments be illegal and a criminal procedure except on medical advice.”
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Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 142, 12 March 1938, Page 16
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120ABORTION EVIL Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 142, 12 March 1938, Page 16
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