Pre-natal Screening – Family Life International NZ

Prenatal testing and the right to life

Posted by Michelle Kaufmanon June 11, 2022September 29, 2022in Pre-natal ScreeningLeave a comment

When the eminent Professor Jérôme Lejeune discovered the cause of Down syndrome (Trisomy 21) in 1959, he knew the information could be used for good or for evil. He had pursued the discovery with good intent, but the values of…

Welcoming the least in the world’s eyes and the most precious in God’s

Posted by Michelle Kaufmanon May 6, 2015January 26, 2018in Pre-natal Screening1 Comment

Recently, Dame Colleen Bayer, the Founder and National Director of Family Life International NZ, gave a presentation "Welcoming the least in the world's eyes and the most precious in God's," at the Auckland Eucharistic Convention. In her powerful talk, Colleen…

Life affirming ultrasound

Posted by Frank Fischeron July 16, 2014in Abortion, Culture, Family, Family Planning, Pre-natal Screening, Pregnancy, Pro-Life, UncategorizedLeave a comment

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…

Saving Downs reject University’s discriminatory paper on Down syndrome

Posted by Colleen Bayeron March 7, 2013in Pre-natal ScreeningLeave a comment

Thanks to Mike Sullivan at SavingDowns for once again standing up and being a voice for people who have Down syndrome (both pre-born and born), and their families. We reject Otago University's discriminatory paper on Down syndrome Saving Downs has called…