Trump administration moves to protect medical providers who oppose abortion

Trump administration moves to protect medical providers who oppose abortion

TVNZ One News 19 January 2018 Family First Comment: Trump delivers – again! www.chooselife.nz Moving to solidify its standing with social conservatives, the Trump administration is creating an office to protect the religious rights of medical providers, including those who oppose abortion. The announcement Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services drew immediate…

New study reveals terrible suffering but also hope for women who have abortions

New study reveals terrible suffering but also hope for women who have abortions

LifeSite News 8 January 2018 Family First Comment: The untold stories… www.chooselife.nz A study published in December in the peer-reviewed Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons reveals that women suffer from a wide variety of severely traumatic psychological effects from abortion, effects that often last for many years and have life-changing consequences. The study also…

Born at 23 weeks: A family’s story of survival

Born at 23 weeks: A family’s story of survival

NZ Herald 26 November 2017 Family First Comment: #NotABlobOfTissue When baby Holly arrived after only 23 weeks’ gestation, time slowed and every milestone was treasured. At neonatal care units across the country the smallest leaps and bounds are celebrated. One millilitre of milk for feeding turns into two, then three, and so on. Incremental weight…

Labour MP Paul Eagle addresses adoption laws in emotional maiden speech

Labour MP Paul Eagle addresses adoption laws in emotional maiden speech

Stuff co.nz 15 November 2017 Family First Comment: Great speech by an incoming Labour MP “After the speech, Eagle said he wanted to seek to promote a private members bill to change adoption law, and make adoption more open. “Parents shouldn’t be able to veto their identity from their children,” he said. “This is one…

World’s ‘most premature baby’ ever survives against all odds

World’s ‘most premature baby’ ever survives against all odds

NZ Herald 9 November 2017 Family First Comment: Just over 21 weeks!!! (NZ allows most abortions up to 20 weeks) “against all odds, the (3 year old) little girl who weighed just 15 ounces at birth is thriving, attending pre-school, has no medical conditions, and is scoring just as well on developmental tests as any…