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Safe areas criminalise voicing opposition to killing unborn children

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Media Release 19 March 2022

Right to Life believes that the government of Jacinda Ardern, having succeeded in passing the Abortion Legislation Act 2020 to effectively provide for the killing of unborn children up to birth, is now implementing its plan to silence all dissent and to force the community to accept and believe that the violent murder of the unborn is in the seductive words of the Prime Minister, “a reproductive health choice for women.” This is seeking to make lies respectable and the murder of the unborn acceptable.

The Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion [safe area] Amendment Bill now makes it a crime to oppose violence against women and the killing of unborn children within a designated safe area of 150 metres around abortion facilities. The bill had the support of 62 Labour MPs, 24 National MPs, 10 Green, 10 ACT and 2 Maori MPs. The bill was opposed by 9 National and 3 Labour MPs. This was supposed to be a conscience vote but it is believed that Labour MPs were, with several exceptions required to vote for the bill.

Right to Life believes that this is but the first step in the government’s secret agenda in its war against women to suppress all dissent against the violence of abortion on women and their precious unborn. Right to Life expects that the government’s hate speech laws will criminalise any speech that opposes abortion, this will be a threat to churches that teach that abortion is a violation of the fifth commandment, intrinsically evil and offensive to our Creator. The government knows that it is necessary to have the total support of the media to achieve their objective.

In 2021 the government invested $55 million in the media to obtain their support under the guise of “promoting responsible journalism.” Right to Life believes that we now have a media that has abandoned its duty as the fourth estate and has become the servant of the government by promoting propaganda in place of truth, the community are not deceived.

The designated safe area violates our human rights, it is a tyranny that permits the suppression of our human rights of free speech, assembly and communication which are intended to be protected by the New Zealand Bill of Rights.

Parliament has now made it a crime to offer compassionate and loving help to women seeking to kill their child, to offer them information about life affirming alternatives such as parenting and adoption. This will include the family and father of an unborn child who want to offer help to prevent the killing of the child. This is a crime against women. Any persons committing this crime may be arrested, charged with this offence, brought to the court and on conviction fined $1,000.

It will not be a crime however to demonstrate in support of killing the unborn or to offer support and encouragement for abortion. Persons doing so are exercising their right to free speech, assembly and communication and will have the protection of the Police.

Right to Life will not rest until this anti-life and anti-feminist legislation is repealed and our right to free speech, assembly and communication is upheld.

Ken Orr,

Spokesperson,

Right to Life N.Z. Inc.

Parliament Passes Controversial Safe Area Bill

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Media Release 16 March 2022

Parliament passes controversial Safe Area Bill

Escalates War on Women and Unborn

Right to Life is disappointed that Parliament has shamefully escalated the war on women and the unborn by passing the controversial Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion [Safe area] Amendment bill at its third reading by 108 to 12 votes.

 Right to Life commends the 12 courageous MPs who voted against this bill.

This legislation violates our human rights of free speech, assembly, communication and freedom of religion. The legislation provides the Minister of Health with the authority to establish  a buffer zone of 150 metres around every abortion facility in New Zealand should he consider it desirable even though it may not be requested by the abortion provider.

This a farcical Act that seeks to address a problem that does not exist in NZ.

Parliament has chosen to ignore the evidence that there is absolutely no need for this unjust law.

The electorate should remember at the next election not to vote for those MPs who voted for this anti-life and anti-human rights bill.

  • Completely ignored the overwhelming opposition of written and oral submissions made by the public. The Committee  received 914 written submissions. There was overwhelming opposition to the bill with 635 submissions being opposed (70%)  and only 175 in support (19%), 103 submissions were considered neutral.(11%).
  • Ignored the advice of the Law Commission to the Minister of Justice that this bill was not necessary, as the Summary Offences Act addressed any potential intimidation and harassment of women and staff.
  • Ignored the fact that District Health Boards and abortion providers did not seek “safe areas” as they did not consider them necessary.
  • Ignored the fact that Right to Life’s Official Information Act requests to the 20 District Health Boards seeking the number of written and oral complaints received in the last two years from women complaining of intimidation and harassment, revealed that there were no complaints either oral or in writing, not even one.

Right to Life  believes that the purposes of this Act are:

  • To normalise the killing of the unborn in abortion as health care.
  • To demonise and harass those who are opposed to the killing of the unborn and to suppress dissent
  • To distract attention away from the real intimidation and violence that is inflicted on women and their unborn in the abortion facility. The very real violence is inflicted on women inside the facility where her child is poisoned, sucked from her womb or violently and painfully dismembered.
  • To protect the abortion industry by preventing the presence of persons within a safe area offering help to a woman to choose life for her child.

Ken Orr,

Spokesperson,

Right to Life N.Z. Inc.

Parliament Shamefully Abandons Women their Unborn and Human Rights

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Media Release 16 February 2022

Shame on our Parliament for passing of the Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion {safe areas] Amendment bill at its second reading 108-12. This is a shameful indictment on a Parliament that has failed to vote in accordance with the evidence before them that confirmed the bill was not necessary. Right to Life asks the 108 MPs who voted for the bill, where is the evidence to support your vote?

 Right to Life commends the twelve MPs who have voted with integrity to protect women and our unborn and to uphold our human rights of free speech, assembly and communication. 

Right to Life laments the failure of our Parliamentary democracy and asks why the media as the fifth estate failing to question our Parliamentarians on their support for this dangerous legislation?

The Health Select Committee considering this legislation:

  • Completely ignored the overwhelming opposition of written and oral submissions made by the public. The Committee  received 914 written submissions. There was overwhelming opposition to the bill with 635 submissions being opposed (70%)  and only 175 in support (19%), 103 submissions were considered neutral.(11%).

 

  • Ignored the advice of the Law Commission to the Minister of Justice that this bill was not necessary, as the Summary Offences Act addressed any potential intimidation and harassment of women and staff.

 

  • Ignored the fact that District Health Boards and abortion providers did not seek “safe areas” as they did not consider them necessary..

 

  • Ignored the fact that Right to Life’s Official Information Act requests to the 20 District Health Boards seeking the number of written and oral complaints received in the last two years from women complaining of intimidation and harassment, revealed that there were no complaints neither oral or in writing, not even one.

The bill has been amended to allow for the Minister of Health to designate a “safe area” not because it is necessary but merely because it is desirable. Why would Parliament suppress our human rights not because it is necessary but because it is desirable?

There is just no evidence to support the passing of this dangerous bill. Why then did the Health Select Committee report back to the House recommending that the bill should be passed?

I believe that the purpose of this bill is:

  • To normalise the killing of the unborn as health care.
  • To demonise and harass those who are opposed to the killing of the unborn and to suppress dissent.
  • To distract attention away from the real intimidation and violence that is inflicted on women and their unborn in the abortion facility. The very real violence is inflicted on women inside the facility where her child is poisoned, sucked from her womb or violently and painfully dismembered.
  • To protect the abortion industry by preventing the presence of persons within a safe area offering help to a woman to choose life for her child.

May the 108 misguided MPs who voted for this bill reconsider and in the very best interests of women and their unborn, vote to protect them against this anti-life and anti-human rights bill at its third reading next month.

 

Ken Orr

Spokesperson,

Right to Life N.Z. Inc.

Prayer Vigil –Supporting Women and the Unborn

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Prayer Vigil –Supporting Women and the Unborn

 You are invited to attend a weekly one hour prayer vigil at 2pm on Mondays commencing on 14th February. The vigil venue is in Hagley Park, opposite the main entrance to the Public Hospital.

The vigil is to pray for an end to abortion. A total of 1,613 innocent unborn children were killed in abortions last year at the Christchurch Public Hospital and at Christchurch Women’s.

Right to Life fully supports our member Sarah-Jane Cleaver, who is the organiser of this prayer vigil.

Kind regards,

Ken Orr,

Secretary,

Right to Life N.Z. Inc.

Abortion Safe Zone bill victimises women and unborn violates right to free speech, assembly and association

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Media Release 24 November 2021

The Health Select Committee after considering the bill believe that abortion providers should not have to wait until harm is done before seeking the Minister of Health’s approval for a “safe area”. 

The Health Select Committee has reported back to Parliament on its consideration of the controversial and anti-life Contraception, Sterilisation & Abortion [Safe areas] Amendment bill of Labour MP Louisa Wall, the bill now awaits its second reading.

The Select Committee have recommended the bill be amended to radically change the criteria pertaining to the Minister of Health consenting to impose “safe areas” within 150 metres around abortion facilities. The recommendation is that the Minister is only required to believe that the imposition of a safe area is desirable to prevent any possible future harassment or intimidation and not as previously drafted as being necessary to prevent current alleged harassment and intimidation. The Committee has reported no evidence of women or staff being intimidated or harassed at abortion facilities.

Right to Life believes that it is the intention of government to impose so called “safe areas” around every abortion facility in New Zealand.

This could be achieved by instructing all the 20 District Health Boards to apply to the Minister for a “safe area” around their abortion facility. A request that would be quickly granted. This is to promote the illusion that those who poison, suction, and violently dismember the unborn are the protectors of women and provide a safe place for the killing of their unborn.

Right to Life believes that the community should vigorously oppose the government of Jacinda Ardern that is prepared to violate our human rights with impunity in order to promote its war on women and their precious unborn.

The government will not tolerate those in the community who refuse to accept the violent killing of the unborn as “health care”.

The government was not able to provide evidence that the Summary Offences Act is inadequate to deal with any civil disorder near abortion facilities.

It should be noted that the Health Select Committee which considered this contentious bill received 914 written submissions. There was overwhelming opposition to the bill with 635 submissions opposed and only 175 in support, 103 submissions were considered neutral.

Why did the Select Committee completely ignore public opinion and all the evidence against this bill? 

Do they not believe that we have a Parliamentary democracy with government for the people by the people?

Ken Orr,

Spokesperson,

Right to Life N.Z. Inc.

No evidence of complaints of intimidation or harassment of women seeking abortion.

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Media Release 13 May 2021

 Why is the government of Jacinda Ardern giving overwhelming support to the anti-life Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment bill, when there is no real evidence of intimidation or harassment of women seeking abortion? This bill claims to protect women from harassment and intimidation but in reality Right to Life believes that its objective is to intimidate and harass peaceful law abiding citizens praying for an end to the killing of the unborn, for their mothers and for the staff at these facilities, for they too are victims.

17 District Health Boards in New Zealand have advised Right to Life in response to an Official Information Act request that they have no record of either verbal or written complaints of intimidation or harassment from women accessing abortion at their facilities, nor did they have complaints from staff accessing abortion facilities.

These were the questions asked:-

I wish to request under the Official Information Act the following information:

•         The number of written and oral complaints of harassment received from women accessing abortion at your facilities for the period 2019 to 31st January 2021.

•         The nature of these complaints.

•         Copies of those complaints with identifying details deleted.

•         The number of written complaints of harassment received from staff entering and exiting your abortion facilities for the period 2019 to 31st January 2021.

There are twenty District Health Boards [DHBs] in New Zealand. Responses have been received from seventeen DHBs. All seventeen reveal that they had not received any verbal or written complaints.

These DHBs are:-

Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Capital & Coast, Hawkes Bay, Hutt Valley, Lakes, Manukau, Mid Central, Nelson Marlborough, Northland, South Canterbury, Southern, Taranaki, Waikato, Wairarapa and Waitemata,  The Bay of Plenty response also includes the Tauranga Family Planning clinic.

The Mid Central response also includes the Women’s Health Clinic in Palmerston North. The Southern response also includes the Women’s Health Clinic in Invercargill.

This response is highly significant. The response covers a two year period during which an estimated 26.000 abortions were performed in DHB facilities or in facilities of private providers under contract to DHBs.  DHBs log all verbal and written complaints. They advise that no verbal or written complaints were received from an estimated 26,000 women who had an abortion during the two years under review. There are also no record of any complaints being received from staff employed at abortion facilities during the same two year period under review.

It is mentioned that a response has not been received from the following DHBs, West Coast, Wanganui and Tairawhiti. The first two DHBs named do not perform abortions and refer all women seeking an abortion to another DHB.

It is contended that If there were no complaints either verbal or in writing from these women seeking an abortion, that there was in fact no intimidation or harassment of these women.

This information has been given to the Health select committee. Right to Life therefore requests that the Committee report this bill back to the House with a recommendation that the Safe Areas Amendment bill does not proceed on the grounds that there is no evidence of complaints of harassment and intimidation of women seeking abortion nor of staff.

Right to Life believes that this bill seeks to address a problem that does not exist.

Ken Orr,

Spokesperson,

Right to Life

Newshub Biased News No service to the Community

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Media Release 27 April 2021

It is disappointing that Newshub which has high standards allows misinformation and slander to be presented as factual news. The article “Controversy over abortion clinic safe zones heats up as Bill heads towards second reading” fails to provide the community with information on this important issue concerning human rights.

The community have a right to ask why comment was sought from the lady from Arizona, Terry Bellamak, who is the national president of Abortion Rights Aotearoa. This organisation has a national membership of approximately 25 members. Right to Life challenges her opinions which are ill informed and slanderous, she clearly does not represent the views of New Zealand women.

 Terry Bellamak told Newshub  ” Right now, people are not protected from harassment outside abortion clinics.”

This is totally untrue, the community should be aware that the Summary Offences Act provides protection against any person engaging in harassment or intimidation. There is absolutely no need for additional legislation to address a problem that does not exist except in the minds of Terry Bellamak and radical pro-abortionists who are determined to control and restrict our right to free speech, assembly and communication.

“People shouldn’t have to stand up to bullies in order to get healthcare. There’s no reason why people using reproductive health care should have to do that.”

This is slanderous and hate speech directed at peaceful and lawful men and women who motivated by love and compassion for women, who pray outside abortion clinics and are prepared to offer help to women who wish to choose life for their precious unborn child.

“Nobody knows the stories of the people walking in – not that anyone should judge anyone for healthcare decisions but it’s especially harmful and hurtful for people losing a wanted pregnancy to have people outside the clinic calling them a murderer.”

To accuse a person praying outside of an abortion clinic of calling women “murderer” is simply appalling. Women are the second victim of abortion. We would never ever call them murderer. This is a shocking and slanderous accusation to make and it is untrue. What evidence do you have, why was a complaint not made to the hospital authorities?

Newshub should act in accordance with the highest standards of the fourth estate as the protector of our Parliamentary democracy. They should inform our community that the Law Commission is opposed to this poorly drafted and unnecessary bill.

The Commission in October 2018 in its Ministerial briefing paper,  Alternative approaches to Abortion, on safe zones, advised the Minister; “At this time the Commission does not see a strong case for this.”…”The Commission sought input from health professional bodies, abortion service providers and health practitioners about safe access zones. The majority felt that safe access zones were not needed.”

Why is this information being withheld from the community?

Ken Orr,

Right to Life

Abortion Safe Zone Parliamentary debate a disgraceful farce

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Media Release 14 March 2021

This was a government bill posing as a private members bill. The government claimed that this was a conscience vote. Right to Life believes that government MPs were directed to support government policy by voting for this bill at its first reading. Sixty two government MPs dutifully voted for the bill with three MPs being permitted to vote against it to sustain the charade that this was a conscience vote.

The culture of death demands complete subservience, it does not compromise.

The language used in the debate was designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of concern for women. Right to Life believes that the government wants to control what we think, what we say and where we may assemble, this bill is an important first step in this agenda.

Right to Life believes that the government wants to silence those who seek to challenge the government’s promotion of a culture of death. The government, having rejected the authority of the Creator, has taken to itself the right to decide who shall live and who shall die.

Louisa Wall, the one chosen by the government to sponsor this bill made outrageous claims that abortion patients had been photographed going into abortion clinics, having there number plates taken down and subsequently seeing placards bearing their names. These are very serious accusations, where is your evidence?

Louisa Wall, claims that abortion patients have been accused of being murderer’s by those opposed to the violence against women and the unborn, again where is your evidence?

Louisa claims that these prayer vigils violate the New Zealand Bill of Rights, section 9, “right not to be subject to torture or cruel treatment.”

Louisa Wall, in her closing address concluded by saying,” how proud she was to be part of a legacy of women who work to eliminate violence and the oppression of women.” Louisa, how can you claim to care about women when you oppose the right of women to be born and support female children being killed in the womb? How sad, she genuinely but misguidedly believes that she is helping women. Why does she not recognise that abortion is violence inflicted upon women? Why does she not recognise the violence inflicted on defenceless unborn babies who are poisoned in medical abortions, suctioned or violently and painfully dismembered limb from limb in the womb in surgical abortions sanctioned and funded by her government, Is this not torture or cruel treatment?

This was a phony debate for many MPs  completely disregarded our right to free speech, assembly and communication violated by this bill and relied on misinformation and false accusations to justify their support for this bill that violates our human rights.

This bill is opposed by the Law Commission. The Law Commission, on safe zones advised the Minister, “At this time the Commission does not see a strong case for this.”………”The Commission sought input from health professional bodies, abortion service providers and health practitioners about safe access zones. The majority felt that safe access zones were not needed.”

Right to Life requests Louisa Wall and the government to advise our nation why they seek “safe zones” around the killing centres when the Law Commission, abortion service providers, health practitioners and District Health Boards are not asking for “safe zones”?

Ken Orr,

Spokesperson,

Right to Life

Prayer Vigil Anniversary of Abortion Legislation Bill – Christchurch Hospital

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This event will mark the one year anniversary of the Abortion Legislation Act 2020 being passed in Parliament by a majority vote, 68 – 51
This is one of the most extreme abortion laws in the world as it permits lawful late term abortions to be performed by a medical practitioner up until and even during birth, as long as the medical practitioner reasonably believes that the abortion is “clinically appropriate” in the circumstances, (whatever clinically appropriate mean)..
The prayer vigil is being organised by the Canterbury branch of Voice for life. We will peacefully gather together in recognition of this unjust law, and the injustice of thousands of lives lost because of it.
There will be prayer, and speeches from local pastors, Cantabrian pro-life leaders -including Right to LIfe, along with pregnancy support services

Join with us as we pray for the unborn and their families.

This is the website of Right to Life NZ Inc.
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