Posts Tagged ‘Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill’

Prayer does work from 150m away but must be seen

Thursday, May 6th, 2021
Prayer

Controversy continued Wednesday, at the Health Committee’s hearing into The Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill. Prayer, intimidation and breaching the Bill of Rights were all topics considered by the Committee. Addressing the issue of intimidation, Pro-life organisation, Right to Life provided evidence to the Committee that there had been no complaints of Read more

Controversy over abortion clinic safe zones heats up

Thursday, April 29th, 2021

Creating safe zones around abortion clinics is unnecessary according to pro-life groups. The Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill, in the name of Labour MP, Louisa Wall, (pictured) will make it illegal for pro-life protesters to wait outside clinics. The Bill will create a 150-metre perimeter outside healthcare services. Within this area, no Read more