This issue of Footprints the tri-annual magazine of Right to Life is printed in colour for the first time. This Issue contains the following Articles Abortion Statistics – 2010 Our Nation’s Loss pages 1-3 Crimes Act Amendment  page 2 Society Report page 3 Supreme Court of New Zealand -Judicial Review  page 4 Abortion Supervisory Committee  [...]

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth has honoured Dr Gill Greer by making her a Commander of the British Empire [CBE]. The award was made to Dr Greer in the British New Year honours list for her international work of promoting the sexual health of women and girls. Dr Greer was previously the Director General of the [...]

Secretary, New Zealand Press Council, Dear Sir Re: Complaint against Auckland Now – “A Woman’s right to choose.” Right to Life New Zealand Inc wish to make a complaint against an article written by Richard Boock, that was published by Stuff on the website “Auckland Now” on 8th December 2011. The title of the article [...]

The following article is from the Family Watch International Website Not surprisingly, the symbolic birthday of the seven billionth person on the earth recently has spawned a range of predictable, and mistaken, reactions. Those who favor population control have seized upon this milestone to push for more aggressive population control measures and are using it [...]

It is disappointing that the leaders of the two main political parties and the Maori party have refused to answer a questionnaire recently presented to them by Family First. Peter Dunne, the leader of the United Future Party and Winston Peters, Leader of the New Zealand First Party are commended for their openness in providing [...]

The August version of Footprints magazine is now online

This article from the New York Times indicate a watershed changer in government policy and the growing divide between the way government in the US and in Russia are responding to the issue of abortion and the related concomitant  issue of demographic and economic decline. It would appear that President Medvedev understands these problems perfectly [...]

Right to Life is disappointed and very concerned,  at the support of the Prime Minister for Parliament to give consideration to legislation to provide euthanasia in New Zealand. At the recent New Zealand Forum on the Family held in Auckland, the Prime Minister stated that he would support a Private Member’s Bill on euthanasia being [...]

More and more New Zealanders are looking to adopt babies from overseas, largely due to falling domestic adoption opportunities. Countries that New Zealanders are adopting foreign babies from include Russia, Cambodia, India, Peru, South Africa, Thailand and Tonga. While for some couples adopting from a foreign country is a choice (and a good one), for [...]

An article by Peter Saunders of the UK’s Christian Medical Fellowship (hyperlinked at the end of this post), succinctly explains the future that western nations face in relation to ageing populations. One future is that seen as the solution by utilitarian humanists and will ultimately mandate the killing of the elderly. Consider the following quotes [...]