Tag Archives: Abortion

Abject political cowardice

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Ewen McQueen

Sing the party song – and nothing else. Absolutely nothing else. Not even the slightest squeak of a different note. Even if it is based on deep personal conviction about the sanctity of human life. This is what the National … Continue reading →

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Abortion Bill assumes life away

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Ewen McQueen

The Abortion Legislation Bill heads to its final reading in the next two weeks. It will completely remove all protection for unborn children. The Bill simply assumes the unborn child has no humanity or person-hood. The only person whose interests … Continue reading →

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March for Life good – Politics for Life better

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Ewen McQueen

I joined the March for Life in Wellington last Saturday and was thankful for the opportunity to affirm the sanctity of human life in New Zealand. However whilst the march was great – what this country urgently needs is politics … Continue reading →

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The Abortion Funding Conscience Act

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Ewen McQueen

It’s not law yet. But it should be. It’s the Abortion Funding Conscience Act. Any MP in our Parliament could submit it as a members bill. Indeed any political party that values freedom of conscience could introduce such a bill. … Continue reading →

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Abortion – the Budget’s hidden figures

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Ewen McQueen

The New Zealand taxpayer picks up the tab for 13,000 abortions annually. It costs around $20million. However you won’t find it identified anywhere in today’s Budget. It’s well hidden in the Vote Health appropriation. That’s the way our politicians like … Continue reading →

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Euthanasia advocates ignore public consequences

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Ewen McQueen

Assisted suicide advocates like to tell us that as autonomous self-determining individuals they have the right to determine the manner of their death. It is the classic proposition of libertarian individualists on every topic – it’s my business alone. If … Continue reading →

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Greens blinded by ideology

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Ewen McQueen

The Greens opposition to removing fallen timber from West Coast forests reveals their ideological underpinning. They don’t just want to protect the environment – they worship it. The storm which lashed the Coast last month felled thousands of native trees … Continue reading →

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Abortion grounds a clinical and legal fiction

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Ewen McQueen

Nearly all abortions in New Zealand are justified on the grounds of averting danger to mental health. However research published in the latest edition of the Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry dismisses this rationale as a clinical fiction. … Continue reading →

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A doctor with courage

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Ewen McQueen

When the Southern DHB decided to start undertaking abortions at Southland Hospital in Invercargill they didn’t expect resistance from their own staff. However last week senior paediatrician Dr Vili Sotutu tendered his resignation over the matter and other doctors at the … Continue reading →

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