Ethics: euthanasia
By Graham Barnes Recently, there have been several attempts to change state laws regarding voluntary assisted suicide. If passed, this form of euthanasia (literally ‘good death’)would allow doctorsto assist a …
What Can We Do?
A few months ago I was challenged to explain my understanding of the pro-life position. “Ummm…welll…” I began tentatively. And then I floundered. For the first time I realised how …
The Weaker the Argument, the More Coercive the Laws: A Turning of the Tide?
Rev. Dr Peter Barnes Prophecy is a hazardous business for the uninspired, but recent events in NSW might indicate a change for the better with respect to abortion laws in …
Abortion – A Victorian Twin Tragedy
In late November 2011 it emerged that doctors at Melbourne’s Royal Women’s Hospital had tried to abort a 32-week old foetus who had been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. …
Standing Firm for Life at Toowoomba
Rev Andrew Clarke, Chairman, Board of Governors, St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital St Andrew’s Toowoomba Hospital was founded by the Presbyterian Church in 1966 to “…minister to the souls of men …
Canada’s Feds Paying Full Maternity Benefits After Abortion
By Patrick Craine, LifeSiteNews.com OTTAWA, Ontario, September 2, 2011 Pro-life Canadians have complained for years that they are forced to pay for the direct killing of unborn children through the …
Partial-Birth Abortion
These illustrations, by Tanja Butler, accurately depict a partial-birth abortion being performed on a baby at 24 weeks gestation age. Most partial-birth abortions are performed in the 20-26 week range …
Euthanasia & Senator Brown’s Enabling Bills
The first legislation in the world allowing euthanasia was the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 [ROTI Act] which was passed by the Northern Territory (NT) and which became …
Lessons from Abby Johnson
A Review of Abby Johnson, with Cindy Lambert, unPlanned, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, 2010. Abby Johnson has quite a story to tell. At the outset, she declares: ‘My story is …