Saturday 29 February 2020
Three thousand five hundred Kiwis attended the March for Life in Auckland today (Saturday 29 February).
With Parliament just days away from voting on a Bill to liberalise abortion-up-to-birth in New Zealand those who marched
made a public stand for the unborn and their often vulnerable mothers.
“We showed Parliament today that unborn life is not without advocates in New Zealand, chanting ‘love them both’ and ‘a
person’s a person no matter how small’ throughout the march,” says Emma Rankin, March for Life Auckland spokesperson.
The family friendly and peaceful March for Life finished with speeches at a gathering in Aotea Square.
“One speaker shared about the pain she still experiences from remembering her three abortions, but encouraged those who
have had abortions that healing is possible.”
“Another spoke about the shame he carries having driven 14 year olds to get abortions without the girls’ parents
knowledge or consent while he worked in the school system, highlighting the fact that this happens frequently across New
Zealand”, says Rankin.
Members of Parliament, including Agnes Loheni, Alfred Ngaro, and Simon O’Connor also addressed the thousands present,
encouraging them that we as a nation must be the voice for the unborn.
“This Abortion Bill before us in Parliament is a wake-up call. A time for us as a society to sit-up. … This Bill seeks
to remove outright what little legal rights are left for the unborn child. Proponents of this Bill will tell you
otherwise, but this Bill is effectively abortion on demand up till birth”, said MP Agnes Loheni.
March for Life Auckland was a grassroots event organised by a team of dedicated Kiwis who are passionate about a future
for our country where abortion is unthinkable and unnecessary.
“We all come from a range of different cultures, faith backgrounds, and lived experiences, but we all agree on one
thing, that extreme abortion laws are not who we are as Kiwis and that women and children deserve better than abortion,”
says Rankin.
ENDS