This bill seeks to strip unborn babies of what little recognition and protection they had left in the law. In decriminalising women who seek an abortion, the sad reality of this bill is that it dehumanises the unborn baby by framing abortion via termination as a health issue. Further, this bill not only infringes on a health professional's right to conscientious objection, it also seeks to stamp out New Zealanders' democratic right to freedom of speech and expression, which includes the right to peaceful protest. Most harrowing for me, this bill frees up post - 20 week abortions to the point that any measured reading of the bill can only conclude that it will allow abortion on demand up to birth.