News & Media Releases
Costco chooses life
In some good news, large wholesale retailer Costco in the United States has decided it will not supply the abortion drug, mifepristone.
New abortion pill research questions Health NZ advice
MEDIA RELEASE – 2 May 2025Family First is calling on the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and Medsafe to respond to significant new research coming out of the United States that shows that almost one in nine women have serious adverse events after taking the abortion pill, mifepristone. “The sheer scale of adverse events impacting women…
Abortions increase 30% since law change
Data from the Ministry of Health reveals that the number of abortions have increased by 30% since abortion was decriminalised in 2020. On average, 329 children are killed every week in the womb in New Zealand, or 47 per day.
Stillbirth policy gaps provide financial incentive for abortions
Abort your baby late-term and also get around $4600 from the government. We are not making this up. This is precisely what is happening in South Australia.
Media Shout Abortion – Nobody Asked The Mother
The media reported a tragic case of a pregnant Georgia woman who was brain dead but was kept on life support to give birth – but the media screamed that it shows how bad abortion bans are. As expected, the media is pushing a false narrative. We do a fact-check.
Family Matters – Melissa Ohden on abortion survival and pro life developments in the USA
Abortion survivor, Melissa Ohden, joins Family First’s Simon O’Connor to talk about all the recent developments in the pro life space in the United States. Melissa talks about her advocacy on behalf of abortion survivors, and the challenges she is currently facing with Members of the House of Representatives. She also talks to Simon about…
A new BMJ study finds women unprepared for the intense pain of abortion pill
A recent study in the British Medical Journal reported that women are frequently misled about the pain they will experience when taking the abortion pill. The study examined responses from 1,600 women in the United Kingdom (UK) who had undergone a chemical abortion, with over 90% of respondents ranking their pain at least a 4 out…
Abortions Increase 23% Since Law Change
MEDIA RELEASE 18 December 2024 Abortions Increase 23% Since Law Change The Abortion Services Annual Report was released yesterday. It shows a disturbing trend with the number of abortions increasing 23% since abortion was decriminalised. There has been a 15% increase in just the past 12 months alone. 16,000+ abortions were performed last year….
McBlog: Jacinda’s “Act” of kindness has increased abortions 23%
According to a Ministry of Health report released today, abortions have increased 23% since Jacinda’s ‘kind’ law was passed. And there was a 67% increase in late term abortions between 2021 and 2023. 45 children per day are killed in the womb in New Zealand. Anybody who has viewed the ultrasound of an unborn child…
UK Doctor Dermot Kearney talks abortion reversal pills – PART ONE
Dr Dermot Kearney is a consultant cardiologist and general physician in the United Kingdom. He was recently investigated by their medical council for having prescribed a drug called progesterone to women who sought to reverse their chemical abortions. The council attempted to end his practice, but failed when challenged in the courts. Family First’s Simon…
Georgia’s heartbeat law saves woman and her baby
A Georgia (USA) mother and health professional, Neesha Lewis, shares a personal story of how Georgia’s heartbeat law prevented her from getting an abortion and led her to choose adoption instead. Georgia’s heartbeat law, officially known as the “Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act,” was a bill passed in 2019. It aimed to ban…
Jacinda’s legacy – Increasing number of abortions
The latest abortion statistics make grim and upsetting reading, with a 25% increase in abortions since the decriminalisation of abortion in March 2020 – four years ago. The focus on Maori being able to abort their babies – even late-term – is equally sickening.