The Green Party supports the decriminalisation of abortion. Having an abortion in New Zealand is still a crime under the Crimes Act, unless a pregnant woman faces a danger to her life, physical or mental health. The Greens wants to make abortion freely available to women up to 20 weeks pregnant. Read Green Party Press Read more
Canada’s Liberal Party won’t accept new candidates who don’t support its pro-choice abortion stance. This was announced by Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau, who is a Catholic. Federal elections for the Ottawa House of Commons are scheduled for next year. Mr Trudeau described the new rule as part of a screening process that includes questions Read more
Members of Wellington High School’s feminist club have staged a reciprocal protest against a Catholic pro-life group demonstrating near the main entrance of Wellington Hospital. Family Life International is holding a 40 day anti-abortion prayer vigil outside the Wellington Hospital. As part of it’s 40 days for life campaign, Family life international the vigil is Read more
Parents is are expressing concern about their children being given plastic foetuses while visiting the Canterbury A&P Show. One parent said her her 11 year old son arrived home on Thursday with a model foetus after a school outing. “I was shown it at 6 o’clock at night when I got home from work,” said Read more
Family Life International New Zealand’s new John Paul II Centre for Life in Dunedin was officially opened on Sunday the 10th of November by Bishop Colin Campbell who is the Centre’s Patron. Before the blessing ritual, Bishop Campbell expressed his enthusiasm for the Centre, and for pro-life work in general. He reminded the crowd of the Read more
Doctors are subverting abortion law by adopting “liberal criteria” as to what constitutes a mental health problem, allowing women to more easily undergo the procedure, says David Fergusson, a University of Otago professor of psychology. He is is not anti-abortion; he says that the law should be liberalised and a set of guidelines should be established to Read more
New research from the University of Otago, Christchurch, suggests abortion does not reduce the mental health risks of unwanted pregnancy. Currently, abortion can only be performed legally in New Zealand if there is a risk to the mother’s physical or mental health or if the baby would have a serious disability. About 98 per cent Read more
In New Zealand, the Southland District Health Board has been unable to find a doctor or nurses at the Southland Hospital to assist in terminating the lives of unborn children at the Hospital. In August, a senior paediatrician, Dr Vili Sotutu, resigned in protest against abortions, but was later re-employed after discussions with hospital authorities. Read more
Southlanders for Life has accused the Southern District Health Board of being deliberately secretive during the process of establishing an abortion service in Invercargill. Southlanders for Life spokesman Father Vaughan Leslie said the group was so disturbed by the lack of consultation with the public by the health board that a formal complaint would be laid Read more
An anti abortion club at Auckland University may be disaffiliated after students complained about being harassed by its members. Prolife Auckland was affiliated in 2011 after the removal of an 8 year ban against pro-life clubs. Auckland University Student Association president Arena Williams has called for a special general meeting next month, which could see Read more