Media Release
The Abortion Supervisory Committee in its report to Parliament advised that there were 17,934 abortions reported in New
Zealand for the year 2006.
Information provided in the report reveals that 7703 woman who had an abortion were using contraception, ie 43% of the
total. 2399,13.4% were using oral contraceptives, and 4785, 26.7%, were using condoms. These statistics have been
consistant since reporting began in 1978. Right to Life believes that these important statistics prove that
contraception has a high and unacceptable failure rate and do not prevent pregnancy. Our appaling abortion statistics
also reveal the tragic killing of innocent unborn children and the damage inflicted on the physical and psychological
health of women the second victims of abortion.It also exposes the lie promoted by the government and Family Planning
that we need more use of condoms. The government laments our nations unacceptably high abortion statistics and
mistakenly believes that we need more comprehensive sex education in schools and an increased use of condoms. Right to
Life will continue to vigourously lobby government to introduce abstinence programmes in schools. This year was the 30th
anniversary of the passing of the Abortion Sterilisation and Abortion Act that was passed by Parliament in 1977 with the
firm objective of providing effective legal protection for the human rights of unborn children. This has been 30 years
of shame that is an intolerable burden on the conscience of this nation. During this time the Abortion Supervisory
Committee have presided over an abortion industry that has killed more that 350,000 helples and defenceless unborn
children. The first objective of government is to protect the lives of all its citizens from the very moment of
conception.To its deep shame it has not taken any action to address the plight of unborn children in New Zealand. At the
United Nations it proudly supported an international moratorium on capital punishment, while it home it still shamefully
retains the death penalty for unborn children.In 2006 the government paid the 205 appointed abortion certifying
consultants $5,026.000 in fees for authorising the killing of unborn children. Right to Life believes that the
government is paying doctors to lie by using mental health grounds for 98.9% of abortions in order to provide abortion
on demand.
ENDS