Official statistics from the New Zealand Ministry of Health, released under the Official Information Act (pdf) to lobby group Right to Life show that the number of abortions carried out in New Zealand has risen by 25 percent since a law change in 2020—from 12,948 in 2029 to 16,214 last year.
Additionally, an Abortion Services Aotearoa NZ report released last year—covering abortions up to the end of 2022—showed that year, 221 women suffered complications including haemorrhaging, retained products, infections and failed abortions. This was up from 161 the previous year—an increase of almost 40 percent.
