20 November 2008
Media Release
Nia Glassie – Child Abuse
The tragic and callous murder of little Nia Glassie has touched the heart of our nation which is deeply moved with grief
and mourning.. How could this tragic abuse of a beautiful and defenceless three year old happen? We protest that it must
never ever happen again but it will.
New Zealand shamefully has one of the highest rates of child abuse in the world. These statistics are but the tip of the
iceberg, for violence against children begins in the womb. Abortion entails violence against a defenceless and innocent
child a member of the human family. How can we protest at the violence perpetrated on Nia Glassie yet accept violence
against unborn children?
If we loose respect for the child in the womb should we be surprised if we loose respect for the born child? Abortion
violates our instinctive desire to nurture and protect a defenceless child and predisposes us to violence against the
born child.
As a nation we cannot expect our horrendous child abuse statistics to decline until we provide effective legal
protection for the human rights of unborn children and stop the violence against our unborn.
It is a scandal that the tragedy of the abuse and violence against children in the womb is actually sanctioned and
funded as a core health service by the government. As a result the whole community is compelled to be complicit in the
abuse of children in the womb. It is a further scandal that the government is exerting pressure on all District Health
Boards to provide abortion facilities and be complicit in violence against our unborn. These are the same hospitals that
with dedication provide expert medical care for born children who have been physically abused. Let us put an end to all
child abuse and treat every child from conception as a unique and unrepeatable miracle of God’s loving creation
ENDS