In 2023, New Zealand saw a significant increase in abortion rates, with a total of 16,214 pre-born children reported to have been aborted. This marks an increase of 2,050 from 2022. The use of Early Medical Abortion (EMA) contributed to the rise, with 62% of the abortions involving a drug cocktail. Pro-life efforts are crucial to protect mothers and babies.
Tag: New Zealand
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Second Anniversary
New Zealand has just reached the second anniversary of legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide, euphemistically called “assisted dying”. Data published on the Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) website shows that 558 people had ended their lives prematurely at the conclusion of…
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“Safe areas” have yet to be established outside abortion facilities
Application processes to implement “safe areas” are still under development according to the Ministry of Health. As such, not one exclusion zone has been established around New Zealand abortion facilities since the passing of the law in March. According to…
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Large pay outs for NZ health practitioners who provide euthanasia and assisted suicide
On Sunday 7 November, the End of Life Choice Act, 2019 will come into force and New Zealand patients will be able to request euthanasia and assisted suicide. The lethal interventions will be generously funded by the tax payer. In…
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3 things you can do right now in the wake of parliament passing the End of Life Choice Bill
By now you most likely have heard the news that a majority of politicians voted in favour of the End of Life Choice Bill on Wednesday night. Needing 61 yeas to pass, 69 did so, while 51 stood up for true dignity…
New Zealand Parliament passes euthanasia bill, public referendum last hurdle
This article was originally published on LifeSiteNews. WELLINGTON, New Zealand, November 14, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – New Zealand’s parliament passed a highly contentious Bill legalising euthanasia and assisted suicide on Wednesday night. The public will now be asked in a referendum…
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A dark day for New Zealand as Abortion Bill passes
The New Zealand government has chosen to vote in favour of the Abortion Legislation Bill. A Bill which would remove what little rights unborn children have in this country. At 94 votes in favour and just 23 against this death…
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Praying for an end to abortion in NZ
All around the world people are attending 40 Days for Life prayer vigils outside their local abortion facilities. They know that their presence is vital to help save lives and to bring about the end of abortion through a deep…
Anniversary of assent of the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act
Today marks the 37th anniversary of the assent of the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act. On this day in 1977 our parliamentarians made law the "how to" of destroying innocent preborn children in their mothers wombs. The Act also put forward…
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The lie of “safe” abortion
The story of a woman receiving an IUD without her consent at New Zealand's largest abortion facility should not alarm us. What is amazing is the fact that this story made the mainstream news at all. The premise of keeping…