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…
Tag: pro-life
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,…
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Maryan Street's End of Life Choice Bill may have been withdrawn from the ballot, however, efforts to garner more support from the general public for legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide in New Zealand have not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…
Why are they not telling women the information they want about abortion and breast cancer?
I had a few 'pro-choice' activists visit me in the office this week. They were obviously wanting to know a bit about what we are doing, and were polite enough to visit in person. This differs greatly from my experience…
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New Zealand coroner urges politicians to address euthanasia
by Michelle Kaufman, New Zealand Correspondent Reposted from LifeSiteNews.com WELLINGTON, New Zealand, October 15, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In a newly released report, a coroner in Wellington, New Zealand has urged politicians to address the issue of euthanasia. The call by…
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Police stand by as pro-aborts physically and verbally abuse pro-lifers at Austalian March for the Babies
The following article is written by my Australian colleague, Andrew Smith who participated in the March for Babies in Melbourne this past weekend. Many will have heard by now that pro-aborts became verbally and physically abusive toward pro-lifer's while the…