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PIP: Subsequent to the 1977 New Zealand Contraception, Sterilization and Abortion Bill, 4 amendents relating to authorization of abortion requests were proposed. Consequently, in an effort to determine public and medical professionals' opinions about the amendments, 4 surveys were undertaken. Results showed that approximately two-thirds of doctors approved of legal abortion upon agreement of 2 doctors and when the Director-General of Health performed his usual regulatory role. A majority of doctors in a 2nd survey indicated that the question of abortion should be a matter between the woman and her physician in the 1st 3 months of pregnancy. When nurses were questioned, results showed a clear majority supporting the amendment allowing the woman and 2 financially independent doctors to decide. However, when 1000 randomly selected individuals were questioned, approximately two-thirds favored a more liberal amendment allowing the woman and her physician to determine whether an abortion should be performed.
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