The Abortion Law Reform Association, Family Planning and Women’s Health Action have formed a coalition calling for abortion to be decriminalised. Last week, for the first time, they marked the world International Day of Action for the Decriminalisation of Abortion on 28 September. However a spokesperson for Justice Minister Judith Collins says the Government has no plans to Read more
By a vote of 50-49, the Uruguayan congress passed a law during a late-night session on Sept. 25 legalizing abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy. The legislation now goes to the senate for approval and must be signed by President Jose Mujica, who has already voiced his support for the measure. It passed Read more
Amnesty International, a human rights organisation that used to be neutral on abortion, is now using the issue of maternal mortality to advocate for abortion. In a new report, ostensibly on medical care for maternal health, Amnesty International calls on governments to repeal abortion laws and the protection of conscientious objection for medical workers, according Read more
An anti-abortion group’s battle for a review of abortions has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. Right to Life had argued many abortions were wrongly approved on mental health grounds and called for the Abortion Supervisory Committee to investigate. The group had sought a judicial review of the committee’s assertion that it has no oversight Read more
Life itself is a basic human right that is deserving of all humanity. But sadly in our country eugenics is denying that right to a group of individuals based on their genetic difference. Mr Mike Sullivan, spokesperson for Saving Downs says “The situation is so serious here that the International Criminal Court is now carrying Read more
Southlanders for Life has accused the Southern District Health Board of being deliberately secretive during the process of establishing an abortion service in Invercargill. Southlanders for Life spokesman Father Vaughan Leslie said the group was so disturbed by the lack of consultation with the public by the health board that a formal complaint would be laid Read more
While people flock to churches to pray and gather in public spaces to console each other after the Batman massacre, some voices are being raised saying prayer is not a sufficient response; change is needed. At Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Aurora, Denver, where nearly 1,500 people gathered to remember parishioner A.J. Boik, who Read more
After fourteen monthly protests in front of Sant Pau hospital in Barcelona, little has changed. The institution, which claims to be Catholic and includes multiple priests on its board of directors, is accused of continuing to perform abortions, LifeSiteNews reports. Cardinal Archbishop Lluis Martínez Sistach remains silent while mainstream media headlines shout: “Hospitals linked to Read more
A team of scientists at the University of Washington has cracked the entire code of a human fetus using only a sample of blood from its mother and a saliva smear from its father. The technology is a significant step toward standard comprehensive testing of babies in the womb for genetic defects — those that Read more
The chief executive of the Southern District Health Board has ‘stated that “abortion services would be provided closer to home”, no doubt meaning at Southland Hospital’, according to Norman MacLean, who opposes the introduction of such services. He says that the introduction of abortion services brings a “conflict of conscience” for many staff members, is opposed Read more