Family Planning New Zealand is an organisation obsessed with sex. And they are especially obsessed with young people exercising their so-called 'right' to participate in sex. Consequences of sexual activity outside of a monogamous committed relationship (that would be marriage)…
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Life affirming ultrasound
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…
A Pro-life view of ‘Tolerance’
"Tolerance is the virtue of a man without convictions.” G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) Something about ‘tolerance’ has always made me uncomfortable. I’ve long been aware that the loudest preachers of tolerance are the ones who are the most intolerant of…
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…
A spotlight on sexuality education
Family Planning are desperately trying to save face after the public have been appalled at the Association's plan to release a sexuality resource for children aged 5 to 8 later this month. The resource has drawn attention to the fact…
Virtue and Public Policy
Chastity has had a bad press of late. It almost sounds like something that should have been left in the Victorian era. But it still has an important role now. A great example of this is the role chastity had…
“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…
International Planned Parenthood Universal access to Abortion; is this the future for the Solomon Islands? Part One
Current International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) have laid out a course of action to bring contraceptive use to 55% universally, in line with Millennium Development Goals, and to provide universal access to abortion regardless of religion, traditions or the reception of…