It is a scientific fact that human life begins at conception. At the moment of conception the human embryo is endowed by its Creator with human rights, the foundation of these rights is the right to life, these rights are inalienable and can not be taken away. From conception the human embryo should be accorded the respect that is due to the human person. Human embryos are members of the human family and should be respected and protected.

Embryonic stem cell research entails the destruction of the human embryo. This is immoral and a violation of the human rights of the human embryo. The human embryo is a unique and unrepeatable miracle of God’s loving creation. The destruction of the human embryo is a violation of the fifth commandment of God, Thou shalt not kill. It is also an unjust exploitation of women who are being asked to donate their children for destruction.

We all have a duty to defend the right to life of every human being. Embryonic stem cell research is part of a culture of death which has given us the killing of innocent and defenceless unborn children by abortion. We should oppose this culture of death and promote a culture of life by respecting and protecting the right to life of every human person from conception to natural death.

ACART contends that the use of so called ‘spare embryo’s from IVF clinics for embryonic research is justified on the grounds that these embryo’s are not required for implantation and well be destroyed. The end does not justify the means. The destruction of human persons can never be justified to promote medical research.

We have had more than ten years of research on embryonic stem cell lines that have produced no medical cures. Right to life applauds ethical research with umbilical cord stem cells and adult stem cells that have produced more than seventy treatments for medical conditions, many more are anticipated.

Right to Life calls upon the Minister of Health to urgently defend life by rejecting the recommendation of ACART to allow for the use of human embryos for research, and to reject a 18 months moratorium allowing for more research.

Ken Orr

Spokesperson

Some You tube comments about this beautiful song.

So *beautiful*…. This is the most awe inspiring song I’ve ever heard about Jesus’ birth. It is breath-taking!

faith hill is so beautiful and so talented. i love this song

I am soooooo in love with this song. It’s the greatest ever. See more for Lyrics

Artist / Band : Faith Hill
Song Lyrics Title : A Baby Changes Everything
Available on Album : Joy To The World
Released :
Music Genre : Christmas Song, Pop

(Song Data Information from : Wikipedia)

Teenage girl, much too young
Unprepared for what’s to come
A baby changes everything

Not a ring
On her hand
All her dreams and all her plans
A baby changes everything
A baby changes everything

The man she loves she’s never touched
How will she keep his trust
A baby changes everything
A baby changes everything

And she cries ouuh she cries
Ouuuaah

She has to leave go far away
Heaven knows she can’t stay
A baby changes everything

She can feel it’s coming soon
There’s no place, there’s no room
A baby changes everything
A baby changes everything

And she cries ………….
And she cries …..
Ouuh she cries ….

Article 3 of the convention states; “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” Unborn children are members of the human family and are its weakest and most defenceless members. Unborn children at conception are endowed by their Creator with human rights, the foundation right being a right to life. These human rights are universal and inalienable. Being inalienable they can not be taken away.

Each year in New Zealand more than 18,000 unborn children are killed by abortion in contravention of their human rights. Since the passing of the Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion Act in 1977 more than 350,000 unborn children have been deprived of their life in New Zealand. This is the most important human rights issue in our nation. The destruction of these children is an intolerable burden on the conscience of our nation. If we are to be a just and peaceful society this violence against our unborn must cease.

On the 10^th of December the 60^th anniversary of the Convention a petition signed by 437,000 (UPDATED 14th DECEMEMBER TO OVER 5.5 MILLION) concerned persons and organised by a coalition of social conservative groups from around the world was presented to the United Nations.

The United Nations petition for the Unborn Child and Family asserts that the rights presented in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are inherent to every person including unborn children and that governments should extend the right to life to all members of the human family, including the unborn child. The petition also calls on governments to: protect the family “as the fundamental group unit of society,” give special assistance to motherhood and childhood and promote the rights of parents.

Right to Life calls upon the New Zealand government to act on this petition by passing legislation that recognises the unborn child as a person endowed by its Creator at conception with human rights including an inalienable right to life.

Ken Orr

Spokesperson,

Right to Life New Zealand Inc.

The decision was made on 24 November 2008. The decision followed a written complaint against the video by Right to Life New Zealand made on 26 June 2008 and byThe Society for the Protection of Community Standards.

The video was titled “The Peaceful Pill: Single Shot.” The video described how to manufacture the drug Nembutal a Class C drug contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. The Censor stated in his judgment; “that the film promotes and encourages criminal acts by making them seem a completely normal and positive part of everyday life.” The judgment went on to say; “Any use of the film as a basis on which to manufacture a drug said to induce a peaceful death is more likely to cause a violent injury or death by accident.”

This historic decision of the Chief Censor is a victory for a culture of life and is the first time in New Zealand that a complaint has been upheld against Dr Philip Nitschke for promoting suicide through film or literature.

Right to Life is disappointed that the Chief Censor has rejected a similar complaint against the suicide video, “Doing it with Betty.” The decision states that the film is classified as “unrestricted” This video demonstrates how a person may commit suicide with a plastic bag. The Censor in his decision stated that; “The innocuous nature of this film’s content is unlikely to make its unrestricted availability injurious to the public good.”

It is worthy of note that the video was forcibly removed in August by You Tube because of “content violation”.

Right to Life challenges this decision and will seek permission to have the decision reviewed by the Classification Review Office. It is understood that Dr Nitschke proposes to produce a further 14 suicide promotional videos. It is the intention of Right to Life to challenge these videos at the appropriate time by presenting a written complaint with the Office of Film and Literature Classification seeking to have them banned as “objectionable.”

The videos promote suicide as an option for the seriously ill and elderly. The videos promote a culture of death, attack our inalienable right to life and undermines the common good. It should be noted that Dr Nitschke has previously stated, that the knowledge he provides should be readily available to “anyone who wants it including the depressed the elderly bereaved, and the troubled teen.” Dr Nitschke seeks to promote suicide as a human right and a right to choose. Right to Life is committed to opposing the culture of death promoted by Dr Nitschke which is a threat to our whole community.

Our Society is committed to promoting a culture of life that upholds the right to life of every person from conception to natural death.

Ken Orr

Spokesperson

It is about young women being given the full picture about their options and empowered with the courage to build a magnificent life beyond the narrow belief that unplanned pregnancy is the end of their plans and hopes in life thus far.

LifeMatters helps young women realise that an unplanned pregnancy, while not what they may have planned for their life, does not have to be the end of their life project. It empowers them with the knowledge that there are extensive support systems available to them, allowing them to experience both motherhood and personal and professional success.

Confounding factors which might be associated with increased risks of various pregnancy or mental health outcomes were taken into account. This longitudinal study surveyed 500 women who live in Christchurch. The study supports the findings of studies conducted overseas.

This study supports the statement of the Royal College of Psychiatrists made on 14 March 2008.The statement said; “Women who want to have an abortion should undergo counselling if doctors have concern for their mental health.”

Since the passing of the Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act in 1977, more than 350,000 unborn children have been killed in New Zealand, 98 per cent of these abortions were authorised on the grounds of mental health. There are probably tens of thousands of women in our community who have been deeply wounded, traumatised and suffering mental ill health as a result of having an abortion. This study raises serious questions about the lawfulness of abortions authorised on mental health grounds that are resulting in serious mental ill health.

Abortion not only kills an unborn child it may damage the mental health of women. This is not only a human rights issue, it is also a serious public health issue. Women with an unplanned pregnancy deserve compassion and practical help to bring their child to birth. Why do we as a nation continue to offer vulnerable women the destruction of their child as a solution?

Women have a legal right in the Code of Rights contained in the Health and Disability Act to be provided with full information on the complications that might follow having an abortion. Right to Life believes that women are not being informed of the serious risk to their mental health if they have an abortion.

Right to Life earnestly hopes that women will cease to suffer in pain and silence and will be encouraged to speak up about the physical and psychological damage that is being inflicted on them from abortions that they are so often coerced into. We also hope that there will be an increasing awareness in the community that abortion is part of a culture of death that not only kills unborn babies but cruelly damages women’s health.                  

Right to Life calls upon the government to ensure that women considering an abortion are fully informed of the serious risk to their mental health as well as the serious spiritual, physical and emotional damage that could result from having an abortion. We also urge the government to amend the Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion Act 1977 to remove mental health as grounds for an abortion.

Ken Orr

Spokesperson,

Right to Life New Zealand Inc,

Read more from Garth George’s article in the NZ Herald on Thursday 27th November on his views on the connection between abortion and child abuse.

It is the normal procedure in New Zealand that women considering an abortion undergo an ultrasound scan prior to signing a consent form for an abortion. Our Society has recently written to the 13 District Health Boards in New Zealand that provide abortions, seeking information on the protocol followed with ultrasound scans taken for women considering an abortion. The following District Health Boards [DHB’s], Otago, Hawkes Bay and Taranaki advised that women having an ultrasound scan were offered the opportunity to view the scan. But…

The following DHB’s Auckland, Waikato,Wairarapa and Canterbury advised that women were not offered the opportunity to view their ultrasound unless they specifically requested it. The Waikato DHB stated that to offer a woman an opportunity to view her scan would be an infringement of a patient’s rights under the Code. To ask is a decision that only a woman can make.

Our Society believes that this is a very important issue. It should be the right of every woman to choose to see or not to see an ultrasound of her baby. We believe that such a service would assist in meeting the legal requirements of the Code of Health Rights to be fully informed and to give an informed consent. In support of our submission we stated that we believed that the right of a woman to view her scan can only be fulfilled if it is offered and she is given the opportunity to exercise her right.

It is known from studies conducted in the United States that inviting women to view a scan results in many women deciding against abortion and choosing life for their baby. We are all desirous of reducing our tragically high abortion statistics. This is a proven procedure for achieving this objective. It is a protocol that could be implemented with no cost to the government.

To ensure that women are offered the opportunity of viewing a scan we suggested that the consent form for abortions have a statement confirming that she has been offered the opportunity of viewing her scan. It was mentioned that we recognized the right of women to refuse to look at her scan of her baby. 

It was mentioned that according to anecdotal evidence many women who have had an abortion claim that they had no information about the development of their unborn children.

We believe that there should be a standard protocol in place with DHB’s providing abortion, at present there is not a standard procedure, which is a breach of the rights of women. We look forward to the Minister’s response.

Our Society has been advised that there are seven States in the United States that have passed legislation requiring abortion providers to offer an ultrasound scan to women considering an abortion. Those States are Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma, Utah and Wisconsin. A further ten States have similar legislation being considered by their legislatures.

It is the experience of pregnancy counselling centres in the United States that now have ultrasound facilities, that women considering an abortion when given the opportunity of seeing an ultrasound scan of their unborn child decide against abortion and choose to bring their baby to birth. The number of women who change their mind after seeing an ultrasound according to these centres varies between 62 and 95 per cent.

In conclusion we believe that implementing our recommendation will save the lives of many unborn children and save many women from a lifetime of sadness, regret, and spiritual, physical and psychological damage. In support of our submission we enclosed a letter from Dr Norman MacLean, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, previously in charge of Obstetrics at the Kew Hospital

The tragic and callous murder of little Nia Glassie has touched the heart of our nation which is deeply moved with grief and mourning.. How could this tragic abuse of a beautiful and defenceless three year old happen? We protest that it must never ever happen again but it will.

New Zealand shamefully has one of the highest rates of child abuse in the world. These statistics are but the tip of the iceberg, for violence against children begins in the womb. Abortion entails violence against a defenceless and innocent child a member of the human family. How can we protest at the violence perpetrated on Nia Glassie yet accept violence against unborn children?

If we loose respect for the child in the womb should we be surprised if we loose respect for the born child? Abortion violates our instinctive desire to nurture and protect a defenceless child and predisposes us to violence against the born child.

As a nation we cannot expect our horrendous child abuse statistics to decline until we provide effective legal protection for the human rights of unborn children and stop the violence against our unborn.

It is a scandal that the tragedy of the abuse and violence against children in the womb is actually sanctioned and funded as a core health service by the government. As a result the whole community is compelled to be complicit in the abuse of children in the womb.  It is a further scandal that the government is exerting pressure on all District Health Boards to provide abortion facilities and be complicit in violence against our unborn. These are the same hospitals that with dedication provide expert medical care for born children who have been physically abused. Let us put an end to all child abuse and treat every child from conception as a unique and unrepeatable miracle of God’s loving creation

Ken Orr

Right to Life New Zealand Inc

He is the most extreme pro-abortion member of the United States Senate; in fact the most pro-abortion legislator ever to serve in the United States Congress. His Presidency will have a devastating effect on the protection of unborn children and their mothers in the United States and throughout the world. He has promised that on his first day in the White House, he will sign the Freedom of Choice Act. This will effectively overturn all pro-life legislation passed in the last 30 years, passed with the intention of protecting vulnerable and distressed mothers and their unborn.

Barack Obama has promised to remove the Hyde Amendment which prevents taxpayer funding of abortion. He has also promised to revoke the Mexico City policy, that prevents taxpayer support for abortions in other countries. It is now expected that the United States will aggressively promote abortion overseas, especially in developing nations by funding the United Nations Population Fund Agency (UNFPA), which has been involved in supporting China’s  "One Child Family" policy, with forced abortions. He is expected to cease federal funding of Crisis Pregnancy Centres that provide assistance to women with a crisis pregnancy.

This Act will legalise the barbaric killing of late term unborn children by partial birth abortion. This procedure entails the near birth of children; scissors are plunged into the back of the head of the child, followed by sucking the brains out of the baby’s head. The Act will strike down all limitations on abortion, including informed consent, parental consent and notification laws. It will also remove the current conscience protections for those working in hospitals, which presently allows medical staff not to participate in abortions. It is conservatively estimated that the signing of this Act will result in a further 125,000 abortions each year in the United States.

Barack Obama has pledged to ensure that every Justice he appoints to the Supreme Court will comply with his litmus test that they support the notorious Roe V Wade decision of 1973, that allows for abortion on demand during the full nine months of pregnancy. Since the decision was passed more than 50 million babies have been killed by abortion. It is expected that he will have the opportunity of appointing 6 to 8 Justices to the Supreme Court, within the next four years. He has given an assurance that federal funding will be provided for embryonic stem cell research. This research entails the destruction of human embryos. We should pray for the United States that in the near future it will return to being the land of the free and the just and is committed to protecting women with a crisis pregnancy and the human rights and lives of their precious unborn children.

Ken Orr

Spokesperson,

Right to Life New Zealand Inc