Media Release 9 August 2018 Family First NZ is welcoming and supporting a private members bill which allows for bereavement leave for a miscarriage, but says that the leave should be extended to also cover post-abortion bereavement leave. “We absolutely support this private members bill. A miscarriage has a huge effect on a couple and…
NZ Herald 9 August 2018 Family First Comment: “Iceland has reached a near-100 per cent termination rate, while last year only four births with Down syndrome were recorded in Denmark. Before the New Zealand medical community quietly eliminates one section of our society, it is vital for our country to have a national debate on…
Stuff co.nz 3 August 2018 Family First Comment: Apparently this is standard practice – but why aren’t the parents involved in the process!??! And how come unborn children are now being considered as humans!? That’s not what the Ministry of Health are telling the Law Commission on abortions 😡 #stateconfusion #parentsmatter “Immediately after the x-ray,…
NewsHub 1 August 2018 Family First Comment: More disturbing rubbish on TVNZ… “The word ‘abortion’ was used straight away and that’s very confronting and offending to people with Down syndrome, and their parents,” says Kim Porthouse, a spokesperson for the New Zealand Down Syndrome Association (NZDSA). In the show, Warner says the genetic disorder will…
Public Discourse 23 July 2018 The beautiful, happy 2018 Gerber Baby, Lucas, is lucky to be alive. Most children diagnosed with Down syndrome in utero are now killed before birth. Ever since 1928, Gerber Baby Foods has illustrated its products with a sketch of a beautiful child who was chosen after a nationwide contest. Beginning…
NewsHub 27 July 2018 Family First Comment: An excellent response…. “When we began our speeches, and the counter-protestors blared their music louder and louder and shouted at us, we carried on. We spoke of the lives lost, and of the hope we have for a better tomorrow, in which women are supported and given hope…
NZ Herald 25 July 2018 Family First Comment: The report says “Both sides of the abortion debate met on Parliament’s front lawn today in an orderly demonstration of free speech.” Orderly? No – sadly. The pro-abortion group played loud music and shouted during the Voice for Life speeches, and one of their members went through…
Media Release 25 July 2018 Here is the message being presented on Parliament Grounds today, on behalf of MARINA YOUNG, founder of BUTTONS PROJECT, and spokesperson for FAMILY FIRST NZ. I feel that often we get blasé about statistics. However, seeing 13,000+ pairs of booties with each pair symbolising a baby lost to abortion is…