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Should it be a crime to pray in a public place?

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Media Release 3 March 2023

A catholic priest and an middle aged women [pictured] were arrested in the United Kingdom in December 2022 for praying silently in a safe zone outside abortion clinics. This is a crime with the penalty on conviction of up to six months in prison.

 The United Kingdom as a mature Parliamentary democracy has been traditionally a courageous defender of human rights, it should be able to differentiate between criminal conduct and the peaceful exercise of constitutionally protected rights.

Isabel Vaughan Spruce, co-director for 40 days for life in the UK, was questioned by police on a Sunday in Birmingham when the clinic was closed. She admitted that she might have been praying. Isabel was arrested, searched, questioned, photographed, finger printed and charged on four counts, with protesting and engaging in an act that is intimidating to service users. Standing alone was also deemed an intimidation. Isabel said that she was not protesting and was not holding any poster and had been praying silently and peacefully outside abortion facilities for twenty years.

Father Sean Gough, a priest of the Archdiocese of Birmingham was arrested outside an abortion clinic in a safe area in Wolverhampton when the clinic was closed. He was also searched, questioned, photographed, finger printed and charged with intimidation for praying silently and holding a sign that read, “praying for freedom of speech.” He was also charged with intimidation for displaying on his car a small sign that read, “unborn lives matter.”

Father Sean’s arrest is significant as he was protesting in support of free speech. When it becomes a crime to peacefully demonstrate in support of free speech it is time for the community to rise up in support of our God given human rights, our right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of communication and freedom of religion.

Fr Sean and Isobel were both charged before the court on 16th February, the charges were withdrawn due to insufficient evidence. The defendants could be tried in the future if further evidence became available. Both Fr Sean and Isobel are pursuing legal action to stop this action and to clear their names.

Right to Life fearlessly supports freedom of speech and the right to pray in a public place. If the state is allowed to censor and suppress prayer in a public place we can logically expect the state to ultimately suppress our right to exercise our freedom of religion.

Right to Life believes that what is happening in the United Kingdom should be a warning to what we can expect in the near future in New Zealand following the passing of safe area legislation. We believe that the pro-abortion movement and its supporters in Parliament consider peaceful citizens praying near abortion clinics intimidating and a criminal offence.

Right to Life is committed to actively oppose safe areas around abortion facilities and will vigorously defend the right of peaceful citizens to pray there for an end to abortion and the violent war against women and their precious unborn.

Ken Orr,

Spokesperson

Right to Life New Zealand Inc.

Why is the Labour government opposed to the traditional family?

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Media Release 7 July 2022

The Supreme Court in a unanimous decision on 28 June 2022, dismissed the appeal of Family First for the restoration of its charity status with the Charities Registration Board.

 Right to Life fully applauds and supports Family First for its defence of life and the traditional family. Family First is not deterred by this manifestly unjust decision and deserves the support of our whole community for its courageous defence of the family and our human rights. 

The appeal was opposed by the Attorney General on behalf of the government which supported the Charities Registration Board, that Family First was advocating traditional marriage of one man and one woman as the foundation of a healthy society. Counsel for the Charities Board submitted that “the Trust’s main purpose is to promote points of view about family life, the promotion of which is a political purpose because the points of view do not have a public benefit that is self-evident as a matter of law.”

The government refuses to accept that traditional marriage was instituted by our Creator for the happiness, wellbeing of mankind and for the procreation of the human race.

The government should recognise that the family does not exist for society or the state but society and the state exist for the family. The duty of the State is to protect and promote traditional marriage and not to restrict it or suppress it.

It should be of great concern to all New Zealand families that the government is seeking to suppress the traditional family.  Right to Life believes that now that the government has achieved success in the Supreme Court, that we can expect an attack on the charitable status of churches and state integrated schools which teach that traditional marriage is between one man and one woman.

The traditional family is one of the 3 pillars of authority outside the state, along with the Church and civic organisations to defend human rights and democracy.

This case exposes and highlights the government’s rejection of the traditional family of exclusively one man and one woman as being of public benefit. The Attorney General argued that:-

  “Family First’s contention that its activities benefit all forms of families cannot be sustained on the evidence. He submits that Family First has not established that its principal purpose, advocacy on behalf of the traditional family, is of public benefit or is sufficiently analogous to any purpose previously accepted as charitable.”

  Counsel for the Charities Board submitted that the, “Trust’s main purpose is to promote points of view about family life, the promotion of which is a political purpose because the points of view do not have a public benefit that is self-evident as a matter of law.”

Right to Life requests that the government legislate to implement its commitment made in its election manifesto in 2017, “that Labour will ensure that community and voluntary organisations can engage in advocacy without fear of losing government contracts or their charitable status”. 

 

Ken Orr,

Spokesperson,

 Right to Life N.Z. Inc.

Roe v Wade overturn upholds constitution and right of states to legislate

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Media Release 29 June 2022

The overturn of Roe v Wade was not only an historic victory for women and the unborn child but was also a victory for upholding the United States Constitution and the right of States to legislate on abortion and provide legal protection for the right to life of unborn children.

Right to Life is disappointed that all of our political leaders have failed to support the decision of the United States Supreme Court to overturn the deeply flawed and unconstitutional Roe v Wade decision of 1973. 

The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, who supports the killing of the unborn as a health service, stated, the decision was “incredibly disturbing.”

The leader of the National Party, Christopher Luxon who claims to be pro-life and believes that abortion is murder, stated in his maiden speech  that he would not force his beliefs on others. He said that the Roe v Wade decision was “incredibly shocking and incredibly distressing,”

 David Seymour, ACT leader, who supports abortion, stated that he was “flabbergasted.”

Jan Logie, Greens, Spokesperson for women, who supports abortion, stated, “Aotearoa should be a place where everyone …… can choose what is right for their body and their future.”

The Roe v Wade decision was the most evil document in human history, it resulted in a 49 year reign of terror and killing imposed on American women and their unborn. America has been soaked in the blood of 64 million innocent and defenceless children whose only crime was that they were unwanted.

Abortion is violence against women and the unborn. In 1973 there were 30 States that prohibited abortion at all stages of pregnancy.

The Roe v Wade decision of 1973 struck down the laws of 50 States to regulate abortion, to provide legal protection for the lives of unborn children and to protect women, the second victim of abortion, this was a great injustice and an exercise of raw judicial power by the Supreme Court in 1973.

There were 26 States that made substantial written submissions to the Supreme Court in the hearing of the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organisation demanding the overturn of Roe v Wade and the restoration of their right to legislate on abortion. There was a vast movement in the United States of concerned citizens who worked, demonstrated and petitioned for 49 years for the overturn of Roe v Wade.

Right to Life asks the political leaders in our Parliament who support our Parliamentary democracy with the right to legislate, why they do not applaud the overturning of Roe v Wade and support the States exercising the long awaited restoration of their democratic right?

Ken Orr,

Spokesperson,

Right to Life NZ Inc.

RANZCOG betrays women and unborn patients

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Media Release 11 June 2022

Right to Life is disappointed that the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists [RANZCOG] supports the continuation of the forty-nine year reign of terror that was inflicted on American women and their precious unborn by the notorious Roe v Wade decision of the United States Supreme Court in 1973. A reign of terror that has resulted in the killing of more than 64 million unborn children.

 The College made the following statement on Roe v Wade on 4 May 2022:

“The College strongly supports the availability of abortion being an essential aspect of safe healthcare delivery, and stands with healthcare professionals across the United States in protecting patients’ access to care.”

 Right to Life believes that the RANZCOG sees that any decision that threatens legal access to abortion for millions of women and girls would be detrimental to sexual and reproductive health. The College supports the decriminalisation of abortion in New Zealand and is fearful that the overthrow of Roe v Wade could affect the availability of the killing of the unborn up to birth in New Zealand effectively for any reason.

Right to Life rejects the false assertion that abortion, the killing of an unborn child, is health care. Members of the College have the great privilege and duty to care for two patients, the mother and the child. They are the guardians of the womb. It is an appalling dereliction of duty for a doctor to fail to provide protection and care for a defenceless child in the womb. That the doctor should change his role from carer to killer is an unspeakable outrage that cries out to the heavens for vengeance.

Doctors who are trained to care and protect mothers and their unborn are well aware that life begins at conception and that every child is a unique and unrepeatable miracle of God’s loving creation who has been endowed with an inalienable right to life.

The debate about when human life begins is uncontroversial. As reported by the Royal Commission on Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion (1977): “From a biological point of view there is no argument as to when life begins. Evidence was given to us by eminent scientists from all over the world. None of them suggested that human life begins at any time other than conception.”

As the Royal Commission stated: “The unborn child, as one of the weakest, the most vulnerable, and most defenceless forms of humanity, should receive protection.”

 The Royal College made a submission defending life to the Royal Commission nobly supporting the need to provide effective legal protection for the lives of the unborn and to protect women from the violence of abortion.

Why then is the College now betraying women and the unborn by denying the humanity of the unborn child, claiming that poisoning, sucking the child from the womb or by violently dismembering the child by tearing its arms, legs and head from its body is health care?

This is Demonic insanity that is destroying a once noble profession.

Right to Life applauds those members of the College who continue to provide life giving care to expectant mothers and their precious unborn children.

Ken Orr,

Spokesperson,

Right to Life N.Z. Inc.

New Zealand pro-abortion movement challenges US Supreme Court

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Media Release 9 June 2022

The angry and strident, delusional pro-abortion advocates in New Zealand not only deny the right to life of children in the womb, support the violence of abortion against women, believe that every woman has the right to kill her child before it is born, but now are also disrespectful of the rule of law and the democratic process in the United States by attacking the United States Supreme Court.

 ALRANZ, a small vocal group have drafted a letter (see link here)  to be presented to the US ambassador attacking the US Supreme Court for allegedly illegally posing a threat to the civil and human rights of United States citizens.

It is outrageous and disgraceful that this small group should attack the Supreme Court in the United States because they fear that the Court is considering overturning the notorious Roe v Wade decision which in 1973 inflicted on  American women and their precious unborn a reign of terror and bloodshed that has resulted in the violent killing of more than 64 million  innocent and defenceless unborn children. Why does ALRANZ approve of this killing and is terrified that it might stop?

The Supreme Court is expected to overturn Roe v Wade a decision written by Justice Harry Blackmun in 1973 which constitutes one of the most unjust decisions made by the Court. It was badly decided by ill-informed men and had no basis in the constitution the law or history of the United States or in English Common Law. International law is silent on abortion and there is no human right to abortion.

The overthrow of Roe Wade will then acknowledge the right of States to legislate to protect their unborn children from being killed before birth. There are 19 States that would ban abortion and 7 that would severely restrict abortion. Why is ALRANZ opposed to the States legislating to protect their women and the lives of their unborn?

The ALRANZ letter has been signed by Jan Logie MP, Green Party. There were 198 other signatories whose names have been kept secret. It is believed that among this number there were many MPs.

Right to Life believes that it is improper and disgraceful for an MP to sign a letter to the US government criticising the US Supreme Court for acting illegally and violating human rights. Right to Life intends to write to the Speaker, the Right Hon. Trevor Mallard, requesting that he should investigate this serious matter.

The letter was also signed by the School of Population Health at the Auckland University. This is a taxpayer funded organisation and Right to Life believes that is highly improper and disgraceful for it to sign this letter attacking the US Supreme Court. The Abortion Providers Group representing the abortion industry in New Zealand also signed. They are fearful that the anticipated abortion law reform with recognition of the humanity of the unborn child and increased protection for women and unborn children would be a serious threat to their industry.

Ken Orr,

Spokesperson,

Right to Life N.Z. Inc.

High Court Upholds duty of Doctors to Cooperate in Killing of Unborn !

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Media Release 25 September 2021

Justice Rebecca Ellis, in the case of the NZ Health Professionals Alliance v the Attorney General rejected the case of the Alliance that the Abortion Legislation Act 2020 sections 14 & 15 were coercive. The Alliance were opposed to being involved in the killing of unborn children on conscience grounds. The law requires doctors who are not prepared to kill the child to refer a woman seeking an abortion to the nearest provider, this was not a requirement prior to 2020.

 Right to Life commends the Alliance for its integrity in defending the supremacy of conscience in medicine for the protection of patients especially the unborn, the weakest and most defenceless members of our human family and their mothers. The Alliance deserves the wholehearted support of the  community.

The Judge ruled that doctors should not allow their conscience to prevent them from referring the woman to an abortion provider. The Abortion Legislation Act 2020 allows an unborn child to be killed for any reason up to 20 weeks gestation. From 20 weeks to birth, the baby may be killed if the abortionist believes it is “appropriate” and has “consulted another doctor”.

The doctor consulted is not required to agree that the killing is “appropriate”.

The Justice ruled that no rights are infringed by the abortion law, ignoring the fact that the right to life of the unborn child is violently violated and the right of the mother to be given the love and help that she needs to choose life for her precious child.

The Attorney General represented the government of Jacinda Ardern. The Prime Minister was the architect of this Abortion legislation and will be delighted that Justice Ellis has upheld her legislation that prohibits doctors from trying to protect the life of their tiny defenceless patient, the unborn child, by refusing to refer them to an abortionist.

This decision is critical for the practice of medicine in New Zealand. For more than 2,000 years medicine has been practised in accordance with the informed conscience of health professionals who are committed to uphold the sanctity of life of every human being from conception. Doctors providing care to a pregnant woman know that they are caring for two precious patients.

At the Nuremburg trials in 1946 of Nazi doctors who were charged with crimes against humanity, they claimed that they were just following orders, however this defence was dismissed by the Court who stated that the doctors had a duty to follow their informed conscience.

Right to Life believes that there is now no place in medicine for doctors who wish to practise medicine with a conscience that recognises the right to life of every individual from conception to natural death.

The government demands that doctors become agents of the state, follow orders and implement the killing of the unborn under the guise of it being a health service.

In the words of our Prime Minister, it is now “a reproductive choice for women”. She has decreed in her legislation that the unborn child is not a human being endowed with a right to life until it is born. In killing an unborn child we do no harm because it is not a human being.

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

Right to Life believes that It is time for the members of our community to rise up and protest at the destruction by this government of conscience directed medicine.

Ken Orr,

Secretary,

Right to Life

Official Complaint to Press Council Re: Newsroom’s Thomas Coughlan’s “Labour moves to legalise abortion”

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Because the Newsroom, in accordance with the requirements of the Press Council, in relation to official complaints, have refused to even acknowledge or respond to our formal complaint to them in February this year, concerning the factual inaccuracies and lack of balance presented in an article by Thomas Coughlan of the above title, Right to Life has written to the Press Council.

The following post documents correspondence

29th May 2018

Press Council.

Dear Mary,

Official Complaint- Newsroom

I wish to lodge a formal complaint against the Newsroom for an article written by Thomas Coughlan titled “Labour moves to legalise abortion” that was published on 16 February 2018. My complaint is that the article breached the Council’s Principle 1. Accuracy, Fairness and Balance

A complaint was laid with Newsroom on 21 February. As there was no response received, a further letter was sent on 20 April. [Read more…]

Parliament Grants Legal Personhood Status to Whanganui River but Denies Personhood to Unborn Child

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https://i0.wp.com/truthuncensored.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/baby-in-womb.jpgMedia Release Tuesday April 18th 2017

Right to Life is disappointed that Parliament has granted personhood status to the Whanganui river in a move that is internationally unprecedented and highly questionable. Our Parliament to its shame continues to deny personhood status to the unborn child. This is a grave injustice to unborn children and a violation of the human rights of the unborn.

Personhood is endowed by our Creator on human beings at the moment of conception who are made in the image and likeness of God It is Parliament’s solemn duty to recognise the personhood of unborn children endowed by their Creator with human rights the foundation right being an inalienable right to life.

It is an appalling injustice and a crime against humanity that our Parliament cares more for a river than our own precious unborn. [Read more…]

The Cost to Those Who Dare Defend Human Rights – Justice Denied

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justice Media Release August 20th 2015

Justice Denied

Right to Life  believes that the community should be aware that there is a price to pay for defending human rights. Right to Life has recently forwarded the sum of $72,500.43 to the Crown Law office in full and final settlement of court costs awarded by the Supreme Court for previous hearings in the High Court and Court of Appeal.

We find it difficult to understand that although no costs (or any other payment) was sought in the Waihopai case, where very much greater sums were in issue. The Crown at the bequest of the Abortion Supervisory Committee, has now decided to pursue costs. Right to Life believes this was a case in which there was significant public interest and it is clear from the Supreme Court’s judgment that our action brought needed clarity into the law. The message is that if you dare to seek  justice for the unborn then be prepared to face the full force of the State.

It should not have been necessary for Right to Life, with the generous financial support of its members, to have to proceed to the Courts to plead for justice for our unborn with legal recognition of the unborn child as a human being endowed with an inalienable right to life.  It was a great injustice to witness the learned Crown counsel, who should have been advocates for the unborn, eloquently make their case in the Courts that the unborn child was not a human being until it was born. This denial of rights is a legal fiction that has allowed the war on women and the murder of the unborn to continue unabated for decades.  How long is our nation going to remain silent in the face of this monumental injustice? When is the government going to recognise the unborn as members of our community and provide legal protection for their right to life?

[Read more…]

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