There has been a lot of talk lately about sexual consent. Educators and organisations who have an interest in the sexual violence that is occurring amongst New Zealand's young people believe that "consent" is the answer to this side of…
A Culture of Life
Calling embryos “reproductive material” is degrading
The deadline for frozen embryos and reproductive tissue (gametes) which have been stored for ten years is fast coming up. The embryos and gametes must be destroyed within six months of November 22nd unless special permission to extend the storage…
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Potential Labour leaders show where they stand on euthanasia
Andrew Little, who is vying for the Labour leadership, has made it clear that he does not think the End of Life Choice Bill should be returned to the ballot. The controversial End of Life Choice Bill which was once…
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Potential Labour leaders show where they stand on euthanasia
Andrew Little, who is vying for the Labour leadership, has made it clear that he does not think the End of Life Choice Bill should be returned to the ballot. The controversial End of Life Choice Bill which was once…
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Final Report of the Synod on the Family released in English
The final report (Relatio Synodi) of the Synod on the Family which was held in Rome October 5th to 19th has finally been released in English. Each paragraph of the report was voted on by the Bishops at the Synod.…
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Abby Johnson to visit New Zealand
In just five weeks, Abby Johnson will be hitting New Zealand shores to tell her inspiring and powerful story. It was on October 5, 2009 that Abby walked out of the Planned Parenthood facility where she was clinic director and…
Young people and porn
Pope Paul VI predicted in Humanae vitae, “that a man who grows accustomed to the use of contraceptive methods may forget the reverence due to a woman, and, disregarding her physical and emotional equilibrium, reduce her to being a mere…
National Council of Women choose not to protect women and children by passing abortion remit
Over the weekend the National Council of Women (NCW) passed a remit which called for the government to review New Zealand's abortion laws ensuring that a "woman's right to choose" was protected. An umbrella organisation, the NCW has a variety…
A true pastoral response: teaching the truth in love without fear
At a recent press conference for the Synod on the Family it was announced that one presenter, who was not to be named, had proposed that "language such as 'living in sin', 'intrinsically disordered', or 'contraceptive mentality' are not necessarily…
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New Zealand’s first “saviour sibling”
For the first time in New Zealand a family has been granted permission to carry a baby to term which has been grown with the specific intention of saving an older sick sibling. Permission for such procedures must be granted…