November 22nd this year will be a bad day to be an embryonic New Zealander in vitro.That’s the first deadline of the 2004 HART (Human Assisted Reproductive Technology) act. All embryos in New Zealand that have been frozen for 10…
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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,…
UK Parliamentary inquiry calls for review of Abortion Act and end the discrimination against unborn disabled children
"The Government must review the Abortion Act and end the discrimination against unborn disabled children” says a major new UK Parliamentary Report. The report, the work of a cross-party Commission, says that the current legislation is out-dated, allowing abortion for…
The unabridged Margaret Sanger
Below are some quotations by Margaret Sanger writing in the Birth Control Review, published over the period 1917-1940 by the American Birth Control League (ABCL), forerunner of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA). This organization, founded by Sanger, currently…
Eugenics Seminar Rich With Informative Speakers
On August 4th, about 80 people attended the seminar hosted by Family Life International in conjunction with Saving Downs "Loving Every Child: Defying Eugenics". This seminar was hot on the heels of the announcement that the International Criminal Court will hold…
Eugenics in New Zealand to be Discussed at Seminar
Life itself is a basic human right that is deserving of all humanity. But sadly in our country eugenics is denying that right to a group of individuals based on their genetic difference. Mr Mike Sullivan, spokesperson for Saving Downs…
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“Jadelle” an answer to Child Abuse?
Dame Lesley Max, a children's advocate made a call on Friday for better promotion of contraception in order to tackle child abuse. This call has been backed up by a Families Commission Report which says "There may be scope for…