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…
A Culture of Life
Under fire… Again
Monday morning, first day back from the holidays and after some prayers, I'm sitting at my desk checking the voicemail. I had a message from a lovely lady who had organised a group of women to knit baby clothes for…
The family especially is under attack
In his homily at the Closing Mass for World Youth Day in 1993, Blessed John Paul II made the following point: “The family especially is under attack. And the sacred character of human life denied. Naturally, the weakest members of…
Eugenic thought is alive and well in New Zealand
The furore caused by Michael Law's recent comments regarding eradicating Down syndrome should not surprise anyone. Eugenic thought is alive and well in New Zealand, and has been for some time. Laws, who is a Whanganui District Health Board Member,…
Graphic sex education program for 5-year-olds shocks New Zealand parents
by Michelle Kaufman, New Zealand Correspondent Reposted from LifeSiteNews.com AUCKLAND, New Zealand, December 11, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A new graphic sex education program aimed at five-to-12 year-olds has been launched in New Zealand, drawing sharp criticism from parents who are…
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A bitter pill
This week’s news has yet another report of an otherwise young and healthy women who died needlessly. The cause of death, a blood clot. And the likely reason is a medication she was taking. And the sad part is that…
Speaking out against euthanasia
Maryan Street's End of Life Choice Bill may have been withdrawn from the ballot, however, efforts to garner more support from the general public for legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide in New Zealand have not disappeared. Without the direct possibility…
Mary’s “yes”
Advent is well under way now, and we are counting down the days until Christmas, the birth of the Christ child. The Christmas story is one we all know well, and in all the celebration we can forget that it…
Alison Davis, a blessing to the world
Today, the passing of a great woman has profoundly touched my life. Alison Davis was someone that I never met personally, although she was a friend of my mother's. Alison lived on the other side of the world, in the…
Is Gardasil safe?
Pharmac are set to refresh the vaccine schedule. One of the proposed changes is involves access to the HPV vaccine, Gardasil. Currently the schedule allows for free vaccination of women aged between 9 and 19 years old; male patients aged…