ABORTION EVIL
J’s.P. STRONG STAND
NEW PLYMOUTH, March 11.
A long debate on the prevalence of abortion was heard at the National Conference of the Justices of the Peace Association to-night, 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 to make all parties to the committal of that the sale of contraceptives and instruments be made illegal and a the crime liable to prosecution, and criminal procedure, except on medical advice.”
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Grey River Argus, 12 March 1938, Page 5
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