News & Media Releases

AUSA Protects Young Nats, But Not ProLife Group

Media Release 12 October 2017 Family First NZ says that in the latest bizarre twist in the debacle covering the Auckland University Students Association’s (AUSA) attempt to disaffiliate the student club Prolife Auckland, a similar attempt to disaffiliate the Young Nats has been blocked by the AUSA. In the latest round of Referenda questions for
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Mike Sullivan: A father’s plea on behalf of his disabled child

Stuff co.nz 24 March 2017 Family First Comment: This is a superb read – especially in light of the no-details-policy of Labour during the election campaign. It explains perfectly why Down Syndrome groups (as well as all of us) are right to be concerned when politicians push the ‘decriminalise abortion’ message and the hidden agenda
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First 1000 days crucial to child development: report

SBS News 25 September 2017 Family First Comment: “The first thousand days is a period of maximum developmental plasticity, that means it’s the period during which as an organism we are most susceptible to change by environmental experiences, and those changes can have lifelong consequences… Researchers examined all available research on development during the first
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Disturbing – ACT will ‘push’ the abortion issue

NewsHub 21 September 2017 Family First Comment: Euthanasia, marijuana, abortion – ACT want them all. #disturbing www.ValueYourVote.nz Called out ‘feminist’ politicians for failing to table bills on abortion Mr Seymour said politicians who call themselves feminists but have not written up bills to take abortion out of the Crimes Act should be called out. “Jacinda
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VALUE YOUR VOTE 2017: Abortion

The good news is that abortions are at the lowest rate since 1990. But some political parties want to ‘decriminalise’ abortion and consequently diminish safeguards that exist for vulnerable women. Decriminalisation will pave the way for late term and partial birth abortions, and ‘gendercide’ (abortion based on the sex of the unborn child, usually targeting
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The Reality of Late-Term Abortion Procedures

Charlotte Lozier Institute 2015 The Reality of Late-Term Abortion Procedures Introduction Of interest to the medical, moral, sociological, and political issues surrounding late-term abortion is the question of why women seek abortion after 20 weeks gestation. Any data considered to answer this question must be examined carefully for limitations. However, a greater understanding of the
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Narelle Henson: Jacinda, I can’t vote for you

Stuff co.nz 8 September 2017 Family First Comment: The momentum starts to build against Jacinda’s abortion ‘policy’…… “You talked about choice on Monday night, Ardern. But if abortion involves ending the life of another human being, I can’t vote for you. Like the child, I would have no choice.” #chooselife #ImForBoth OPINION: I would like
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Rodney Hide: Jacinda Ardern’s abortion view jarring

NZ Herald 10 September 2017 Family First Comment: Even Rodney Hide understands our concerns…. “In the leader’s debate she was resolute on abortion. She declared her Government would remove abortion from the Crimes Act. The following morning she stepped back a little, accepting the vote would be a conscience one, not a government decree. Such
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