A group of New Zealanders are calling authorities to account for a genocidal campaign. The Following article is written by Mike Sullivan of Whangarei, the father of a three year old girl with Down Syndrome. The article is  a direct republication from the MercatorNet.com website under their Creative Commons copyright agreement. Every year, particularly in [...]

It seems obvious to me that the basis of first-trimester screening is to enable women to have an abortion within the 20-week timeframe if an abnormality is detected, since other reasons for prenatal diagnoses are left until the later stages of pregnancy. Jane McEntee, manager of antenatal and newborn screening at the National Screening Unit, [...]

Hon Tony Ryall, Minister of Health, Parliament Building, Wellington. Dear Mr Ryall Re: Official Information Act Request – Embryonic Stem Cell Research I wish to request under the Official Information Act a copy of the recommendations if any from the Ministry of Health to you on the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive [...]

Dear NZ Right to Life, Each year at the annual March for Life in Washington, DC the International Down Syndrome Coalition for Life joins the march and members carry large laminated photos of our precious kids.  I received the photo below from the IDSC to let me know that Chloe participated in this year’s March [...]

To the people of New Zealand. We ask you to write urgently to the Minister of Health, Hon Tony Ryall requesting that he decline the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology [ACART] to allow for embryonic stem cell research to be conducted on so- called “spare” human embryos stored in IVF clinics [...]

Introduction 1. Beliefs and values, and cultural and religious practices are central to the lives of doctors and patients. All doctors have personal beliefs that affect their day-to-day practice. Some doctors’ personal beliefs may give rise to concerns about carrying out or recommending particular procedures for patients. Patients’ personal beliefs may be fundamental to their [...]

The Editor, Investigate Magazine. Dear Ian The Right to Debate In response to Judith Hill, February edition. Your correspondent propounds a hedonistic, secular and utilitarian quality of life ethic which proposes that only the fit have a right to life. This ethic is opposed to the sanctity of life ethic which respects the right to [...]

14 December 2009 Hon Tony Ryall, Minister of Health, Parliament Building, Wellington. Dear Mr Ryall Down Syndrome, Search and Destroy – National Programme Our Society wishes to express its concern and opposition to the new screening programme for Down syndrome. We view the screening of unborn babies for Down syndrome with a new national screening [...]

The Pro-Life Talking Points series is meant to provide pro-life activists with clear and concise information with which to argue against common misinformation they will encounter while debating life issues. This is a Human Life International initiative and  following the link will take you to a page on the HLI web site which consists of [...]

The letter posted below is posted as a ‘template’ and we encourage persons concerned about misuse of embryonic stem cell research to use it or modify it when writing to the Minister of Health Tony Ryall and also to their local MP concerning this issue. The writing of letters to express concern is regarded as [...]