American College of Pediatricians May 2016 Family First Comment: Superb summary – and compulsory reading for politicians as they consider a change to the NZ law “Adolescents need the advice and involvement of their parents. As more is learned about the immaturity of the adolescent brain, especially in the development of the decision-making frontal lobes,

Stuff co.nz 14 June 2016 Family First Comment: Nope – it’s a Holden Human, or a Lamborghini Life, or a Baby Benz 🙂 It was just a normal checkup on his pregnant wife. But Reddit user Brewhaus3223 spotted something unusual with the ultrasound image, and it wasn’t until he zoom-zoomed into the picture that he

NZ Herald 9 June 2016 Family First Comment: Awesome! “Emersyn has not only added to our quality of life, she’s touched the hearts of thousands. She’s given us a purpose and a joy that is impossible to express. She’s given us bigger smiles, more laughter and sweeter kisses than we’ve ever known. She’s opened our

Lifenews.com 7 June 2016 Family First Comment: What rights?! Clinton’s pro-abortion views are longstanding. In March 2009, Hillary Clinton received Planned Parenthood’s Margaret Sanger award at an event in Houston. During the event, Clinton said that emphasizing and promoting abortion is a key issue in President Barack Obama’s foreign policy. She also defended taxpayer funded

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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