Catholic Bishops lobbies Law Commission over proposed abortion law change

Catholic Bishops lobbies Law Commission over proposed abortion law change

Stuff co.nz 24 May 2018 Family First Comment: Well said…. “The state would fail its responsibility to care for all human life if it were to make abortion solely a matter between woman and doctor, according to the New Zealand Catholic Bishop’s Conference (NZCBC)…. The submission also calls for a review of the “social support…

Govt Pushes Abortion Over Weightier Law Commission Issues

Govt Pushes Abortion Over Weightier Law Commission Issues

Media Release 22 May 2018 Family First NZ is questioning why the government is pushing the Law Commission to consider abortion laws over far weightier issues of property relationships, trust law reforms and the use of DNA in criminal investigations. “The review of the abortion laws by the Law Commission and the very quick time…

Abortion is not ‘just a political issue’ – Make a submission today

Abortion is not ‘just a political issue’ – Make a submission today

MAKE A SUBMISSION TO THE LAW COMMISSION – TODAY! This email is sent with a sense of urgency. The Labour-led Government is reviewing the abortion laws because Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says that abortion should not be covered in the Crimes Act and that she wants, “women who want access to be able to have…

The Victims of Rho

The Victims of Rho

Washington Update 7 May 2018 Family First Comment: This is why we need legal regulation around abortion laws. www.chooselife.org.nz/review #ImWithBoth For Robert Rho, destroying tiny lives was all in a day’s work. He performed so many abortions, more than 40,000, that one more death probably seemed insignificant — until 2016, when that death was one…

Surrogacy: No Laughing Matter

Surrogacy: No Laughing Matter

Public Discourse 15 April 2018 Family First Comment: An important commentary on an issue that there is little discussion, analysis or debate on in the NZ media “Surrogacy is no laughing matter at all. It’s a big business that exploits, uses, abuses, preys on, and commodifies women. It turns children into products to be designed,…

Jacqui de Ruiter: Where are the women in abortion law-reform discussion?

Jacqui de Ruiter: Where are the women in abortion law-reform discussion?

NZ Herald 16 April 2018 Family First Comment: Superb commentary: “Terry Bellamak, national president of ALRANZ Abortion Rights Aotearoa, outlined its hopes for the commission in a column for the Herald of April 6. She made no mention of women – those who have an unplanned pregnancy and are worried about the effects pregnancy and…