Teenagers are often accused of thinking that the world revolves around them. This phase usually passes especially after heading out into the ‘real world’ and discovering that they are but a ‘cog’ in the enormous kaleidoscope of life. We observe…
Category: Abortion
Life affirming ultrasound
I recently had the experience of sitting in on a 19 week pregnancy scan. For my wife and I it was the first chance to see our new child and as such, we were both looking forward to it. For…
Abortion and pre abortion visits
When the topic of liberalising abortion comes up, as it has recently, invariably there is talk about “increasing access” and reducing the number of visits required before a woman can have an abortion. New Zealand law stipulates that the woman…
NZ abortion figures drop again, but don’t forget the numbers are about real people
Statistics New Zealand has today released the induced abortion figures for 2013, and the numbers are very welcome. The recorded abortions have dropped for the sixth consecutive year to 14,073. This is the lowest since 2007 when there were 18,382…
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Decriminalisation of what?
Decriminalising’ abortion is in the media again. It’s not the first time it’s been in the news and it certainly will not be the last time. This time it looks like it’s going to be an election issue, or at…
The Edges of Life
The edges of life are controversial. On one side there are the debates about contraception, abortion and in vitro fertilisation. At the end of life the debates are about euthanasia, organ transplantation, and its cousin, brain death. Trauma surgeon Peter…
Greens attack crisis pregnancy centres, sidewalk counsellors and pro-life doctors in new abortion policy
Crisis Pregnancy Centres, sidewalk counsellors, pro-life doctors and midwives are further targets of the new Green Party policy on abortion announced last week. Initially the focus was on the Green’s wish to remove abortion from the Crimes Act and to…
The Greens: vote for me. Really?
On Friday, New Zealand's Green Party declared that they will liberalise abortion laws by removing it from the Crimes Act, as well as making it legal for late term abortions for fetal anomalies. The Greens have done what no other…
Italian March for Life 2014 – Roma
On Sunday 4th May, 2014 approximately 50,000 people from all over Italy and the world took to the streets of Rome to celebrate the gift of life and say "no" to abortion. Some of the Family Life International NZ…
St John Paul II, Pope of the family
This last weekend was historic. It has been described as the day of 4 Popes. Pope Francis canonised two of his predecessors, Pope John XXIII and John Paul II, while Pope emeritus Benedict XVI was present.For us in the pro-life…