Terry BellamakEvery Conscience MattersLast March, Dame Margaret Sparrow and I spent one sunny Wellington day, and two rainy ones, at the High Court, observing the proceedings in…8 min read·Oct 1, 2021----
Terry BellamakApplying the Oakes Test to the Safe Areas BillThe Health Select Committee heard Crown Law’s submission on the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Bill a week ago…10 min read·Jun 12, 2021----
Terry BellamakExpensive Arguments and Cheap TheatreLast week I spent some time in the High Court in Wellington, observing the judicial review proceeding of the NZ Health Professionals’…3 min read·Mar 14, 2021--1--1
Terry BellamakFalse FramesSo, I’ve been commenting on an abortion related post on Facebook. I know, I know.4 min read·Mar 1, 2021----
Terry BellamakDominoes + Gravity2020 has seen some action on the reproductive rights front. Like decriminalisation:2 min read·Jan 1, 2021----
Terry BellamakSafe AreasNo one’s exercise of free speech should make another feel less free.5 min read·Feb 10, 2020----
Terry BellamakGreat Big LieAt the Abortion Legislation Bill Select Committee’s public meetings, one of the falsehoods anti-abortion extremists repeated most often…4 min read·Jan 9, 2020----
Terry BellamakFacts and Simon BridgesNew Zealand’s National Party Leader Simon Bridges said of the abortion debate, “The reality is, one person’s misinformation is another…2 min read·Oct 7, 2019----