News & Media Releases
Simon Bridges: Abortion should be rare, safe and legal
NewsHub 28 May 2018 Leader of the National Party Simon Bridges believes there’s no case for change when it comes to abortion law in New Zealand. Mr Bridges told RNZ New Zealand’s abortion law is working well. “I think what it is is a situation where we want abortions to be rare, safe and legal.
NZ’s Views On Abortion Laws Already Known
Media Release 28 May 2018 Family First NZ says that the views of NZers on our abortion laws have already been expressed, and that there is a clear rejection of the type of extremist abortion law being pushed by groups like ALRANZ. “New Zealanders don’t want an extreme abortion law – they want a law
Catholic Bishops lobbies Law Commission over proposed abortion law change
Stuff co.nz 24 May 2018 Family First Comment: Well said…. “The state would fail its responsibility to care for all human life if it were to make abortion solely a matter between woman and doctor, according to the New Zealand Catholic Bishop’s Conference (NZCBC)…. The submission also calls for a review of the “social support
Govt Pushes Abortion Over Weightier Law Commission Issues
Media Release 22 May 2018 Family First NZ is questioning why the government is pushing the Law Commission to consider abortion laws over far weightier issues of property relationships, trust law reforms and the use of DNA in criminal investigations. “The review of the abortion laws by the Law Commission and the very quick time
Abortion is not ‘just a political issue’ – Make a submission today
MAKE A SUBMISSION TO THE LAW COMMISSION – TODAY! This email is sent with a sense of urgency. The Labour-led Government is reviewing the abortion laws because Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that abortion should not be covered in the Crimes Act and that she wants, “women who want access to be able to have
The Victims of Rho
Washington Update 7 May 2018 Family First Comment: This is why we need legal regulation around abortion laws. www.chooselife.org.nz/review #ImWithBoth For Robert Rho, destroying tiny lives was all in a day’s work. He performed so many abortions, more than 40,000, that one more death probably seemed insignificant — until 2016, when that death was one
Surrogacy: No Laughing Matter
Public Discourse 15 April 2018 Family First Comment: An important commentary on an issue that there is little discussion, analysis or debate on in the NZ media “Surrogacy is no laughing matter at all. It’s a big business that exploits, uses, abuses, preys on, and commodifies women. It turns children into products to be designed,
Jacqui de Ruiter: Where are the women in abortion law-reform discussion?
NZ Herald 16 April 2018 Family First Comment: Superb commentary: “Terry Bellamak, national president of ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa, outlined its hopes for the commission in a column for the Herald of April 6. She made no mention of women – those who have an unplanned pregnancy and are worried about the effects pregnancy and
ABORTION: I’M WITH BOTH
Health of the mother. Health of the unborn child. Legal safety of the mother. Legal status of the unborn child. The Labour-led Government is reviewing the abortion laws. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that abortion should not be covered in the Crimes Act and that she wants, “women who want access to be able to
Trump: Battling Child Abuse Includes Protecting Pre-born Babies From Abortion
The New American 11 April 2018 Family First Comment: When he’s right, he’s right – and he’s dead right on this one! www.chooselife.nz A few days ago President Trump declared April National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and as he did so he included one group of children who are often overlooked among the abused: pre-born
Why we decided to have a baby with Down syndrome
NZ Herald 24 March 2018 Family First Comment: “Like many parents of children with Down syndrome, McDonald is concerned about the way the diagnosis is presented to families. “I don’t have anything to say against testing because it prepared me for the birth of my child. I guess what I have an issue with is
Women Need To Know Risks of Abortion – Study
Media Release 23 March 2018 A research paper for health professionals which reviews international evidence to date about the relationship between abortion and the physical and mental health of women says that abortion is associated with a wide range of adverse physical and psychological outcomes, and it is essential that women are made fully aware