A Culture of Life

The things we don’t know…

As I have been reviewing the literature related to life issues, one thing has struck me, how much we don’t know. Here I’m primarily talking about how ‘contraceptives’ work. And it is concerning just how comfortable people, especially pro-abortion people…

Big Gay Out: Politicians, children and human dignity?

According to news reports, politicians flocked to the Big Gay Out yesterday, taking the opportunity to remind festival goers that they had voted to redefine marriage last year. The Prime Minister, John Key, attending for the 8th time, happily posed…

Does the morning after pill cause abortions?

There is a lot of misleading information about the “morning after pill” or “emergency contraception”.Much of this misleading information about the “morning after pill or “emergency contraception” has statements like “Won’t cause an abortion if you are already pregnant” or…

NuvaRing – dying for contraception

Last year the ministry of health has approved a 'new' contraceptive device. Although it's new to New Zealand, but has been around in the United States and Europe for more than 10 years, so we already know a lot about…

Abortion Supervisory Committee Report 2013

As Christmas approached, the Abortion Supervisory Committee (ASC) submitted their report to Parliament for 2013.  This report gives statistics and information pertaining to abortions carried out in New Zealand during 2012.  It is a requirement of the Contraception, Sterilisation and…