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Ministry Of Health - OIA babies born alive following abortion


4 August 2023

Dr Diane Sarfati,

Director General of Health,

Ministry of Health


Dear Dr Sarfati,


Official Information Act – request.


I wish to request under the Official Information Act the following information:-


The number of babies that have been born alive in New Zealand in 2022 following an abortion that have been notified to your Ministry.


The number of babies that have been born alive following an abortion in New Zealand in 2022 that received appropriate palliative care.


Yours sincerely,

Ken Orr,

Secretary, Right to Life




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