Doctors are subverting abortion law by adopting “liberal criteria” as to what constitutes a mental health problem, allowing women to more easily undergo the procedure, says David Fergusson, a University of Otago professor of psychology. He is is not anti-abortion; he says that the law should be liberalised and a set of guidelines should be established to Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Abortion’
Call for research into the impact of abortion in Pacific countries.
Tuesday, October 8th, 2013An Australian acadamic is calling for more research into the impact of abortion in Pacific countries. Joanna Spratt is a PhD candidate at the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy. She says governments need to start looking at reforming highly-restrictive legislation. Ms Spratt hopes the Pacific will make progress towards decriminalization and providing Read more
Cardinal Burke sees ‘grave scandal’ in US Catholic colleges
Friday, October 4th, 2013The prefect of the Vatican’s supreme tribunal, the Apostolic Signatura, says a “false sense of dialogue” has led to “grave scandal” on many Catholic college campuses in the United States. Cardinal Raymond Burke, said it is impossible to reconcile the Catholic identity of a Catholic college with decisions to honour political figures who have taken Read more
Anti abortion float not welcome at Blossom Festival
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
An anti abortion float containing a two metre model of a foetus has been banned from participating in Alexandra’s Blossom Festival parade. Festival organisers have deemed the float too offensive to appear in the 57th annual procession through the Central Otago, New Zealand town on Saturday. Bruce Lietze says he had been working on the Read more
Pope Francis did what I didn’t
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
A man I know said to me yesterday that I must be outraged about what Pope Francis is saying. I inwardly rolled my mind’s eye. Let me just tell you who this guy is. He’s a professed non-believer. A former Catholic. The worst kind, right? And he’s a bit in your face about it too, Read more
Pope’s remarks pose challenge for American bishops
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
A report by the Associated Press said Pope Francis’ call to focus less on divisive social issues poses a challenge for US bishops. Catholic leaders in America have adopted a more aggressive style of defending the faith in recent years. They said they had to because society was moving so far from traditional beliefs on Read more
Irish PM “awarded” Communion at funeral Mass
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013Irish politicians who voted in support of Enda Keeny’s abortion legislation are coercing priests to give them Holy Communion by presenting themselves to receive during Requiem Masses. Enda Kenny received Holy Communion at a Requiem Mass in the presence of three Irish bishops in an act of public defiance. Niamh Ui Bhriain, a pro-life campaigner,’ Read more
Centre for Life opens for business
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013A New Dunedin Catholic ”crisis pregnancy centre” is training staff and overwhelmed with support. Co-ordinator Frank Fischer (42), of Dunedin, said the centre, run by the Family Life International John Paul II Centre for Life, was training staff to be ready for its first clients – troubled pregnant women seeking assistance. Continue reading
New Pew study: Most Americans view abortion as moral issue
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013
A new study shows most Americans view abortion as a moral issue but do not feel as strongly about stem-cell research or in vitro fertilization as moral issues. The Pew Research Center’s Religion & Public Life Project, in a study released August 15, noted that 49 percent of adults consider it morally wrong to have Read more
Bay of Plenty Pro-Life Trust promises help for pregnant women
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013
An advertisement in the Bay of Plenty Times in Friday 2 August and a lists 25 local ministers of religion who promise pregnant women that they will do all they can to “bring a healthier solution for you and life to your precious child.” The advertisment was placed by the Voice for Life Bay of Plenty Charitable Trust. Read more