The number of abortions performed in New Zealand has fallen to its lowest rate in almost 20 years. Statistics New Zealand figures, released on Wednesday, show a total of 14,745 induced abortions were performed last year, 1118 fewer than in 2011. There were 193 abortions per 1000 known pregnancies last year, compared with 204 the Read more
In an address to a Planned Parenthood fundraising event, United States President Barack Obama has accused pro-life activists of being engaged in “an assault on women’s rights”. Hailing Planned Parenthood’s work, the President criticized “those who want to turn back the clock to policies more suited to the 1950s”. Obama, the first sitting president to Read more
Pro-life advocates including celebrities and politicians have used Twitter and Facebook to shame national media in the United States for not covering the trial of an abortionist whose clinic has been dubbed the “House of Horrors”. Pro-life groups decided to use social media as a platform for people to voice their frustrations over the mainstream Read more
Catholic and pro-life leaders have strongly criticised the Irish government for deciding to introduce legislation to legalise abortion in cases where the mother’s life is deemed to be at risk. The Fine Gael-run government’s action follows the death of Savita Halappanavar, an Indian woman who was admitted to a Galway hospital while miscarrying. She reportedly Read more
Have we as pro-life Catholics been wrong to invest the lion’s share of our time, talent and energy in the political battle against abortion over the past forty years? Or even if we have not been wrong the whole time, are we wrong now? Perhaps it is obvious that I believe the answer is yes. It Read more
A Southland anti-abortion group will begin weekly protests outside Southland Hospital from next month. The demonstrations would be “peaceful and non-confrontational” and held on public land, Southlanders For Life spokesman and Winton Catholic parish priest Fr Vaughan Leslie said. The Southern District Health Board (SDHB) began a termination service at the hospital about two months Read more
An anti-abortion group’s battle for a review of abortions has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. Right to Life had argued many abortions were wrongly approved on mental health grounds and called for the Abortion Supervisory Committee to investigate. The group had sought a judicial review of the committee’s assertion that it has no oversight Read more
While people flock to churches to pray and gather in public spaces to console each other after the Batman massacre, some voices are being raised saying prayer is not a sufficient response; change is needed. At Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Aurora, Denver, where nearly 1,500 people gathered to remember parishioner A.J. Boik, who Read more
A Lower Hutt woman, faced with the choice of aborting her fatally deformed baby or carrying him to full term, decided to give life a chance. Now a documentary on a mothers prolife choice has been picked up by Al-Jazeera’s English language channel and screened worldwide in up to 80 million homes. The documentary on Claudia Read more