Abortion in New Zealand (English Wikipedia)

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McCulloch 2013, pp. 238–239. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, pp. 229–231. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, pp. 240–241. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, pp. 257–260. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, pp. 242–247. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, p. 262. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, pp. 262–263, 273–274. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, p. 263. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, pp. 261–264. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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McCulloch 2013, pp. 52–53. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, pp. 54–56, 74. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, p. 273. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, pp. 203–207, 242–247, 263–264, 273. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, p. 261. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, pp. 94–95, 247–248. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
McCulloch 2013, p. 248. McCulloch, Alison (2013). Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-0-86473-886-8. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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