News & Media Releases
Alabama passes bill banning abortion
BBC News 15 May 2019 Family First Comment: Supporters say they expect the law to be blocked in court but hope that the appeals process will bring it before the Supreme Court. They want the court, which now has a conservative majority, to overturn the 1973 (Roe v Wade) ruling legalising abortion. Alabama has become the
Support for Doctors Opting Out Of Abortion Referrals – Poll
Media Release 05 May 2019 A poll has found that a strong majority (78%) believe that medical professionals with ethical objections should be lawfully allowed to opt out of performing or arranging abortions. In the independent poll by Curia Market Research of 1,000 New Zealanders, respondents were asked “Do you think medical professionals with ethical
ALRANZ can’t answer a simple question on late term abortions…
ALRANZ’s American abortion lobbyist (linked to the atrocious Planned Parenthood) could not answer a simple question on Newstalk ZB last night about late term abortions… “…um.. ah..giggle… i don’t accept your framing of the question… ” But then the classic statement – “viability happens at birth”. Even Andrew Little would disagree with that. And so
Support for Heartbeat Determining Rights Of Unborn – Poll
Media Release 3 May 2019 A poll has found strong support for the unborn child having human rights and being legally protected once a heartbeat is detected (which can be between 6–12 weeks), and only a small minority thinking that life doesn’t begin until the child is born. In the independent poll by Curia Market Research of
Rachael Wong: Recognising the end of pregnancy in cases of abortion and miscarriage
NZ Herald 30 April 2019 Family First Comment: “It is because planned or unplanned, abortion or miscarriage, women in both situations have suffered the loss of a child and need time to grieve that loss.” Rachael Wong is speaking at our Forum on the Family in July. forumonthefamily.nz Frances Everard argued that providing bereavement leave after
Detailed images of baby heart inside the womb
BBC News 23 March 2019 Family First Comment: Superb technology, life-saving technology – but at 21 weeks, the unborn child may not be allowed to live if the Government adopts the recommendations of the Law Commission! Shocking. #TakeMyHandNotMyLife www.chooselife.nz Watch how the foetus jumps around the inside the womb in MRI scan footage See the
Unborn Kiwis need more protection, not less
Gisborne Herald 13 January 2019 Family First Comment: “Abortion is not just a women’s rights issue; it is a human rights issue. The point is not whether women are capable of making good decisions. It’s that no individual should hold such untrammelled power — the power of life and death — over another human being.” #chooselife
Labor promises free abortions, pushes to decriminalise procedure in federal election pitch (Australia)
ABC News 6 March 2019 Family First Comment: Labour – the party of death in Australia… “A federal Labor government would REQUIRE public hospitals to offer termination services as part of their Commonwealth funding arrangement.” #chooselife #takemyhandnotmylife Taxpayer-funded abortions will be offered in public hospitals as part of an election pledge to be outlined by Labor
FACT: Late-Term Abortions Are Never Medically Necessary
The Federalist 26 February 2019 Family First Comment: “Defending New York’s late-term abortion law as necessary to protect maternal and fetal health is disingenuous, if not downright dishonest. There is no situation in which late abortion is the only, or even the best, solution to a maternal or fetal health crisis.” #chooselife For babies with abnormalities,
US Democrats block Republican ‘Born-Alive’ anti-abortion bill
Stuff co.nz 26 February 2019 The US Senate has voted to block consideration of a measure that would punish any doctor who fails to provide medical care to a ‘child born alive’ after an attempted abortion. All but three Democrats voted against a procedural motion on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, denying it the
‘Fixing her before she’s born’ – Unborn baby removed from mother’s womb, operated on then put back in
NewsHub 12 February 2019 Family First Comment: “We were told our little girl had spina bifida. We were offered continuing pregnancy, ending pregnancy or a new option called fetal surgery – fixing her before she’s born. We had to do it.” #choosinglife 🎉 In a revolutionary new operation, an unborn baby has been removed from its
Frank Stephens’ POWERFUL Speech On Down Syndrome
Frank Stephens, a young man living with Down Syndrome, gives a powerful speech on his life experience and the importance of people living with Down Syndrome in science and research.