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Family Planning today released the results of the survey, which had more than 6,700 respondents and asked a variety of questions.
Also, a quarter of those who responded to the questionnaire said that the contraceptive method they were using was not their best option.
Family Planning Executive Director Jackie Edmond told Midday Report that it was sad that in 2020 some people would not be able to access it.
“I guess we were surprised [with] in the survey, it’s that five percent of those surveyed, which doesn’t sound like much, but that 290 women had been denied a service based on [moral] gardens.”
Edmond said doctors were legally allowed to consciously oppose contraception.
Eighty-nine percent of those surveyed described themselves as sexually active and 79 percent are currently using contraception. All said that two percent had used contraception.
The Royal College of General Practitioners medical direction, Dr. Bryan Betty, told RNZ that the data showed “by far” that most GPs provided contraception to women.
“The number [of moral objectors] It is very small, however, the medical advice very clearly states that a doctor or health professional has a moral objection to giving advice that they have an obligation to ensure that the patient has adequate medical follow-up with the doctor.
“They could give advice on where to go or where to access care in that situation.
“If they don’t [follow-up] is disappointing, and certainly any patient in that situation [and has had] Faced with concern about what happened, in New Zealand the appropriate resource is the Health and Disability Commissioner. “
