After more than a decade, Gisborne women will be able to get an abortion without travelling out of the district.
Tairawhiti District Health Board has decided to reintroduce pregnancy termination services at Gisborne Hospital from next year.
The decision, which came after the Ministry of Health recommended there be national coverage for such services, is expected to be controversial.
Tairawhiti District Health Board was one of only two health boards nationwide not to provide abortion services.
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