News & Media Releases
Margaret Wong: Abortion involves more than a mother’s body
NZ Herald 2 June 2016 Margaret Wong is a practising midwife who has also been a neonatal intensive care nurse and Plunket nurse during the past 40 years. Family First Comment: A superb response to an awful earlier column by a ‘Lizzie Marvelly’ “Instead, why don’t we put more resources into educating young women and
WATCH: A third of pro-choice women change their view of abortion after seeing this viral video
LifeSiteNews 24 May 2016 Family First Comment: If you’re pro-abortion, please take a couple of minutes to watch this It caused a sensation when it debuted, being viewed millions of times in just three months. And now a four-minute-long viral video is dramatically changing hearts and minds about abortion. One-third of women who said they
Ban on abortion after 19 weeks (Sth Carolina)
Fox News 18 May 2016 Family First Comment: 17th state to introduce this law! NZ needs to be the 18th 🙂 The South Carolina Legislature passed a bill Tuesday prohibiting abortion after 19 weeks, becoming the 17th state to pass the restrictive ban. The legislation will now head to Gov. Nikki Haley’s desk. The Republican
Women and Abortion: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Public Discourse 16 May 2016 Family First Comment: This is a great read. “The foundation of the pro-abortion movement is the mantra “My body, my choice.” The problem is, this pro-abortion language of personal rights and physical autonomy is clearly at odds with the natural response of the female body to a healthy developing fetus.
Abortion Law ‘Reform’: Twenty Questions that Deserve Answers
ABC.net 12 May 2016 Family First Comment: Rachael Wong nails it – yet again! Proponents of abortion on demand will struggle with these test questions. Independent MP Rob Pyne has introduced a private member’s bill to amend Queensland’s abortion laws, which may allow women to undergo abortions through all nine months of pregnancy – up
Forcing teens to disclose abortion could breach rights
NewsTalk ZB 5 May 2016 Forcing a teenager to tell her parents if she has an abortion could be a breach of her rights. A petition is currently before select committee, asking doctors to inform parents if a girl under 16 wants an abortion. Ministry of Justice policy manager Caroline Greaney said there was a
Doctors’ criticisms force Medsafe to reconsider pharmacists selling the pill
Stuff co.nz 5 May 2016 Family First Comment: Quite right. The health and welfare of the woman is paramount. Health officials may be forced into an embarrassing backtrack after a recommendation that pharmacists be allowed sell birth control pills without a doctor’s script. The controversial issue was put back on the agenda this week after
Attempt To Exclude Parents From Medical Decisions Slammed
Media Release 6 May 2016 Family First NZ is slamming statements by the Ministry of Justice that a parent should not be informed about a medical issue affecting their child because it might breach the child’s rights. The comments are related to a petition being considered by Parliament on behalf of a Stratford mother whose
WATCH: Former abortionist shows RU-486 abortion
LifeSiteNews 4 May 2016 The abortion industry and the Obama administration have made it easier than ever to have a medication abortion, a procedure little known or understood outside medical circles. Dr. Anthony Levatino, who performed more than 1,200 abortions before becoming a pro-life advocate, has released a video detailing each step of the process.
The ‘Eggsploitation’ of Surrogacy
Bob McCoskrie – National Director The recent media coverage of the same-sex couple who travelled to Mexico to have ‘triplings’ raises a number of issues. Three babies, born from one set of sperm and one egg, but carried by different surrogates, was bound to bring difficulties. And then there is the coverage of a surrogate
What should happen to a couple’s embryos after they split up?
Stuff co.nz 15 April 2016 Family First Comment: Facing the reality of the problems with IVF… “In a split decision, five of the seven (UK) Judges ruled in (the father’s) favour and ordered that the embryos be destroyed. They expressed great sympathy for (the mother) but concluded that the couple had only consented to IVF
Family search for justice after unborn baby killed in accident
TV3 Story 29 March 2016 Family First Comment: The inconvenient truth (and shocking lack of legal recognition and protection) of a child that exists but just hasn’t been born yet. Note how the media try to mitigate the real message by using the word ‘foetus’! “Charges relating to the death of a foetus can only