decriminalisation of abortion

ALRANZ Push for Decriminalisation of Abortion Seeks Abortion on Demand for Any Reason Up to Birth

January 17, 2014 by Admin Leave a Comment

Editor,

Sunday Star Times.

Dear Sir

Re 12 January. Firstly Dr Healey is not a medical practitioner. Dr Morgan Healey claims that abortions are safe, why does she ignore the real grief and suffering inflicted on women by the loss of their child? She infers that the Abortion Law Reform Association represents the women of New Zealand, it does not. ALRANZ has a national membership of less than 100 members indicating minimal support. ALRANZ seeks the decriminalisation of abortion. This would entail the removal of legal protection for the human rights of unborn children, the weakest and most defenceless members of the human family. The public should be warned that ALRANZ wants to remove abortion from the Crimes Act with the killing of the unborn child no longer being a crime. Abortion would be available on demand for the whole nine months of pregnancy for any reason or no reason. There are 200 million women missing in the world, the result of sex selection abortions. This is the ultimate discrimination against women for it victimises two women, the mother and her daughter in the womb. The discrimination is compounded for many of these abortions are forced on women who want to protect their daughter. Why does ALRANZ support sex selection abortions?

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Labour Party Makes War on Women

November 3, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Media Release 3rd November 2013

The Labour Party has not adopted the following policy presented at its Conference in Christchurch. The Party Conference instead recommended that the proposal to decriminalise abortion be referred, on becoming the government, to the Law Commission for an opinion. David Cunliffe has recently publicly stated that he supports the decriminalisation of abortion, and also supports the Law Commission being asked to provide an opinion.

This was the ploy used by the Labour government in Victoria in 2008 and it is now going to be tried on here in New Zealand. It is clear that the Labour Party supports the decriminalisation of abortion but knows full well that many of it’s supporters do not. So in view of the coming general election in 2014 Labour realises that it is politically expedient to side step this controversial justice issue until after the election. This is nothing more than a cynical attempt to deceive the electorate as to the true intentions of the Labour Party. The electorate will not be deceived.

Here is the policy, which is being driven by Young Labour.

1.That Labour is committed to women’s health and well-being, and strongly endorses a woman’s right to make her own decisions about her body. Therefore, Labour in Government will:

a) Adopt measures to ensure that a pregnant woman has the opportunity and freedom to make the best decision for her own circumstances;

b) Decriminalise abortion;

c) Ensure that access to abortion is available to women throughout the country

Decriminalisation promotes violence against women and their unborn and reveals the Labour Party as being hypocritical.

The Labour Party is opposed to child abuse yet it is promoting abortion which is the ultimate in child abuse.

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North & South – Complaint – The Value of Life

October 16, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

Secretary,

Press Council,

Dear Mrs Major

North & South – Complaint – The Value of Life

I wish to lodge a complaint against the magazine North & South in respect of the article titled ‘The Value of Life’, which was featured in the October edition. My complaint is that the article breaches the Press Council Statement of Principles 1 Accuracy, Fairness and Balance.

It is noted that in this article of nine pages, approximately one quarter to three quarters of one page in total, is dedicated to pro-life comment; the remainder is devoted to the promotion of abortion as a necessary health service. Approximately 20 persons were interviewed in this article but only three who defended life. The other 17 are supportive of the killing of unborn children. Twelve of these were abortion activists. The article features the stories of four women who had an abortion and who did not reveal any damage inflicted on their health. There are many women in our community who are suffering a lifetime of physical and terrible psychological damage, as a result of their child being killed in an abortion. Why were none of these women interviewed and given the opportunity of warning other women of the potential suffering, that results from abortion?

New Zealand has one of the highest rates of child abuse in the world yet we refuse to accept that abortion is the ultimate in child abuse. How can parliament pass legislation that makes it an offence to smack a child yet approves and funds as a core health service, the killing of the child before birth?

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David Cunliffe Declares Support for the killing of Unborn Children

September 15, 2013 by Admin 3 Comments

Media Release 16th September 2013

As the leader of the Labour Party, the position of David Cunliffe on abortion and his failure to oppose violence against women and their precious unborn children will have serious consequences for the Labour Party at the next general election.

Right to Life is disappointed that the new leader of the Labour Party supports violence against women and their unborn children. At a recent meeting, the three contenders for the leadership of the Labour Party were asked what their position were on abortion. David Cunliffe responded by stating:

"I want to see a woman’s right to choose protected. The current law hasn’t been reviewed for many years and I think that is now urgent. The Law Commission would be best placed to undertake this review as it is a conscience issue which splits across parties."

As a potential future Prime Minister his response is very disturbing and frightening.

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