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Pro-life group wins its case against TV One

Michael Otto — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:05:51 +0000

by PETER GRACE A complaint against TV One by Right to Life has been upheld by the Broadcasting Standards Authority. Right to Life complained about an alleged lack of balance in a story on Seven Sharp in February about a terminally ill woman who had been a voluntary euthanasia campaigner for many years. The BSA

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Abortion licence legality faces test in court

NZ Catholic Staff — Mon, 11 May 2015 22:28:01 +0000

by NZ CATHOLIC staff The pro-life, antiabortion group, Right to Life, is going to court to test the lawfulness of an abortion licence. Right to Life is seeking a declaratory judgement on the lawfulness of an abortion licence, first issued in 2013, by the Abortion Supervisory Committee to the New Zealand Family Planning Association (FPA).

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Complaints cut little ice

NZ Catholic Staff — Thu, 07 May 2015 01:19:30 +0000

by NZ CATHOLIC staff

Voice for Life and Right to Life has formally asked the Ombudsman to investigate and seek evidence that people going to abortions clinics are being verbally abused and harassed.
In its 2014 annual report, the Abortion Supervisory Committee again complained of “harassment”, such as verbal abuse and offensive material given to people entering clinics and hospitals.
At four places, vigils are held outside hospitals on the day abortions are performed — Thames, Hastings, Dunedin and Invercargill.the committee for evidence but were declined on privacy grounds.
The organisations asked the committee for evidence but were declined on privacy grounds. The organisations said they then asked the Ombudsman to investigate and seek evidence.
“It turned out that the ‘harassment’ was verbally reported by clinic staff, sothere was no documented evidence. The presence of a peaceful prayer group was deemed to be harassment,”
they stated.
All prayer groups denied engaging in verbal abuse, saying it was often the other way, from pro-abortion activists.
In Hastings, the vigil consists of three people.
That group said 29 women on their way to have abortions had stopped to talk and, as a result, kept their babies.

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Right to Life struggle after losing court case

Rowena Orejana — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 20:08:17 +0000

by ROWENA OREJANA
CHRISTCHURCH — Right to Life may be wound up, after losing a
long-running court battle and facing huge costs that is it is struggling to pay.
The Abortion Supervisory Committee, which Right to Life took
a case against, starting about nine years ago, insists they be paid the full amount of their costs, amounting to
$77,575.13.
Right to Life struggle after losing court case Right to Life spokesperson Ken Orr said his group has proposed the payment of $50,000 upfront and for the balance to be paid in instalments,
but this offer was rejected.
“Our counsel said they could petition the court to have us wound
up. They haven’t actually made that threat, but he believes that’s what is on their minds,” he said.
Mr Orr explained that they would have to sell all their assets to cover the remaining amount.The proceeds will go to the ASC.
“It’s a very real threat. They don’t like us because we are always writing to them and . . . bringing information to
them about the damage done to women’s health through abortion,” he said.
The cost stemmed from the legal case filed by the group against
the ASC which argued that many abortions were wrongly approved,
based on mental health grounds.
The group asked for a judicial review of the committee’s assertion that it has no oversight of the individual decisions
made by certifying consultants who approve abortions.
Although the High Court ruled in favour of Right to Life in 2008, the Court of Appeal overturned this in 2010, and awarded costs to the committee.
In 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeal’s
ruling.
Mr Orr said their organisation needs the support of those who believe in their cause.
“We’ve spent $120,000 on going to courts for eight years from 2005 to 2012. We’ve only been able to do this because of the generous support of our members and the Catholic community,” he
said.
“We can’t take these actions unless we have support,” he said.

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FPA applies for abortion licence

Michael Otto — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

HAMILTON Right to Life NZ is considering legal action if the New Zealand Family Planning Association is granted a licence to perform medical abortions at its clinic in Hamilton. Information obtained under the Official Information Act shows NZFPA has applied to the Abortion Supervisory Committee for such a licence. Family Planning, the major abortion referral

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Compulsory abortion counselling sought

Michael Otto — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0000

CHRISTCHURCH Right to Life New Zealand is calling on the Canterbury District Health Board to make counselling mandatory for women seeking abortion. The CDHB recently provided the society with statistics relating to abortions carried out in the year to June 30, 2007. Of the 2504 women who had an abortion at CDHB facilities, only 705

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Pro-life advocate lays complaint with police over “sickening” video

Michael Otto — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:00:00 +0000

CHRISTCHURCH Pro-life advocate Ken Orr has laid a complaint with police over an online video attacking him and the organisation he represents. As NZ Catholic first reported last week, a profanity-laden video had been posted on the website YouTube, apparently in response to a High Court judgement released earlier this month. In his ruling, Justice

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Pro-life groups wants book banned

Michael Otto — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000

CHRISTCHURCH Right to Life wants an interim restriction order to stop a book promoting suicide from being sold in New Zealand. After The Peaceful Pill, a book by Australian doctor Philip Nitschke, was initially banned from being sold in New Zealand, it was resubmitted to the Office of Film and Literature Classification with some parts

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Pope: Everyone has right to food, unborn have right to life

Vatican City (CNS) — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0000

VATICAN CITY (CNS) Everyone, especially the youngest and poorest of the world, has a right to food, and the unborn have a right to life, Pope Benedict XVI has reiterated. The protection of human life is the "rock solid and inviolable" foundation upon which all other human rights are based, the pope said in a

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Govt response to suicide book described as incongruous

Michael Otto — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:00:00 +0000

CHRISTCHURCH The Governments decision not to challenge the chief censors approval of a book giving people instructions on how to commit suicide seems hypocritical, according to a pro-life organisation. The Peaceful Pill, a book by Dr Philip Nitschke, an Australian who is also known as Dr Death, was initially banned in New Zealand. An amended

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