Stephanie Slader and Kelle Howson

Stephanie Slader is a Researcher in the Labour Leader’s Office, New Zealand Parliament. This was written in a personal capacity. Dr Kelle Howson is a postdoctoral researcher on the Fairwork project. She is a development geographer interested in how ethical certification is reshaping governance and power relations in global networks.

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Functional as the Enemy of Fair: Seizing the Moment for Rights-Based Abortion Reform in Aotearoa

Functional as the Enemy of Fair: Seizing the Moment for Rights-Based Abortion Reform in Aotearoa

Aotearoa New Zealand is often cited (with varying degrees of romanticism) as a light of liberal progressivism. It is therefore perhaps surprising that a legal framework which criminalised abortion endured in Aotearoa until ...
New Zealand’s Abortion Law Reform

New Zealand’s Abortion Law Reform

During the 2017 New Zealand election campaign, Labour leader Jacinda Ardern pledged to decriminalise abortion if elected. This was the first time in decades abortion reform seemed to be politically in play, giving reproductive rights ...