New Zealand's Ministry of Health has published the first periodic review of the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act 1977, in which it has posited several recommendations to ensure "timely and equitable access," particularly to abortion throughout all nine months of…
Category: Contraception
Setting the stage for formal dissent from Humanae Vitae
Fifty-four years on from Pope Paul VI’s promulgation of the prophetic encyclical Humanae Vitae - On the Regulation of Births, disagreement and outright dissent against this constant teaching of the Church is still raging. Of note is the recent publication…
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Contraception or abortifacient?
A common assumption is that the use of contraception will lead to fewer abortions, not more. There are several reasons why this assumption is false. Here, we examine one such problem; how the twisting of language relating to the first…
New Zealand’s largest abortion facility gives woman IUD without her consent
Reposted from Life Site News by Michelle Kaufman and Lisa Bourne: New Zealand’s largest abortion facility is under fire after a woman filed a complaint that they had given her an IUD without her knowledge, despite her repeated objections. The…
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Ebola, an unnecessary epidemic
A few years back I attended a seminar by a colleague who had worked as a volunteer dentist in a hospital in Uganda. Conditions in the hospital weren’t great. She frequently worked out in the open air to get enough…
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…
IVF as exploitation
I think the Catholic Church’s opposition to IVF is well known. It’s based on the principle that IVF separates intercourse from procreation. In some ways it’s like contraception, only in reverse. It’s also very costly in terms of human life…
The Pope praises Humanae Vitae
Early this week an interview of Pope Francis was run by a major Italian newspaper. As is typical with Pope Francis, he is relaxed with the media, and shows a great deal of skill and honesty with his answers. He’s…
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…
Did you exist before your mother was pregnant?
Is it possible for someone to exist before their mother was even pregnant? Sounds like I’m are talking about IVF, but I’m are actually talking about normal, natural pregnancy. If your local contraceptive promoter is correct, then you existed before…