News & Media Releases
NZ Abortion Debate #5: Blue Hair Matters
The inconvenient truth about Prenatal Genetic Testing. #WorldDownSyndromeDay www.LoveThemBoth.nz www.AbortionProcedures.nz
NZ Abortion Debate #4: My Body My Choice
Correction: It’s actually Our Bodies My Choice. www.LoveThemBoth.nz www.AbortionProcedures.nz
NZ Abortion Debate #2: Why Men Can’t Have An Opinion (apparently)
No Uterus. No Opinion. (unless you’re Andrew Little, of course. Then it’s fine.) www.LoveThemBoth.nz www.AbortionProcedures.nz
NZ Abortion Debate #1: Human Rights Explained….
Human Rights. You may think you’ve always had yours, but you would be wrong! This video explains exactly when your human rights begin – and why. www.LoveThemBoth.nz www.AbortionProcedures.nz
Abortion bill permits discrimination against conscientious objectors
NZ Doctor 9 October 2019 Family First Comment: In written submissions, the NZMA and the RNZCGP express concern that, if passed unchanged, the bill will “undermine a doctor’s ability to exercise true freedom of conscience”…. “Legislating the ability for employers to discriminate on these grounds is a retrograde step. Furthermore, the phrase ‘unreasonably disrupt the employer’s activities’ could
Abortion law critics angered by handling of submissions
NZ Herald 9 October 2019 Family First Comment: Conservative lobby group Family First is campaigning firmly against the legislation and its national director, Bob McCoskrie, called the situation “disgraceful”. “It’s highly controversial from both sides, so why shut that down? It’s a major change,” he said. “I think it’s patronising they can determine which submission they
95% Of Submitters Being Muzzled On Abortion
Media Release 9 October 2019 Family First NZ says that the Select Committee considering radical changes to our abortion laws has admitted that it’s muzzling almost 95% of submitters who want to speak in person to the committee on the issue. “This means that more than 2,700 submitters from both sides of the debate are
Range of strong views heard by politicians considering abortion law change
TVNZ One News 8 October 2019 Family First Comment: Thanks to the good doctor… Dr Aimee Kettoola put forward her case against the proposed new laws. “As a paediatrician it is my life goal to care for and protect the most vulnerable in society and hence that must also include the unborn,” But the usual trash
Abortion ‘worst form of child abuse imaginable’ – Bay of Plenty doctor
Bay Of Plenty Times 5 October 2019 Family First Comment: Superb words from Dr Viliame Sotutu “As a paediatrician, I must advocate for our babes who have no voice”. He said abortion was a “cruel process” and whether a baby was wanted or not was “immaterial” in his opinion. “This [abortion] is quite possibly the worst
Deciding on abortion law
Radio NZ News 6 October 2019 When a bill comes to Parliament there’s a process MPs follow to make decisions about the bill’s merit, it’s components, and whether or not it will do what it’s meant to. Among the list of bills MPs are working on is abortion law reform and their decisions will be shaped in part
Abortion Debate Being Shut Down By Select Committee
Media Release 29 September 2019 Family First NZ says that a significant number of submitters to the Abortion Legislation Bill who want to make an oral submission are being denied that opportunity. “We’ve been inundated with complaints from people who have made submissions and asked for the opportunity to make an oral submission but are
SEE THE BIOLOGY – 9 months in the womb
Here’s what a preborn baby actually looks like inside the womb. Ages are dated from conception. 1 week – 3 weeks At the moment of fertilization a baby’s unique DNA is formed, determining eye colour, hair colour, and gender. By 3 weeks, the brain, spinal cord and heart have all started to develop. The baby’s heart starts