Proposed amendments
Melissa Lee, in Committee, to move the following amendments:
Clause 12
In clause 12, new section 183(3), after “In this section”
(page 14, line 8), insert “and section 184”
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In clause 12, after new section 183 (page 14, after line 14), insert:
184 Abortion provided when sought on grounds of discrimination
(1)
A person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 7 years if the person provides abortion services to a woman, having a reasonable belief that the abortion services are being sought on the grounds of the sex of the unborn child.
(2)
A person who provides abortion services to a woman commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 if the person does not inform the woman, both orally and in writing, that abortion services are not permitted on the basis of any of the grounds set out in subsection (1).
(3)
Subsection (2) does not apply in a medical emergency.
(4)
The woman is not guilty of an offence under this section.
(5)
In this section,—
medical emergency means that a medical practitioner with relevant expertise has formed a reasonable opinion in good faith that—
(a)
there is an immediate risk to the life of the woman; and
(b)
it is immediately necessary to carry out the abortion to avert that risk
medical practitioner means a person—
(a)
who is, or is deemed to be, registered under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 with the Medical Council of New Zealand; and
(b)
who is practising medicine in accordance with his or her scope of practice.