Archive for May, 2009

The Adoption Challenge

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

University of Canterbury Students Association Society, Prolife UC takes abortion very seriously. In response to a letter to the editor of CANTA (Finn, 25 May), our society has committed to ensuring that any pregnant woman seeking an abortion is given the opportunity for their unborn child to be carried to term and then adopted.

In each case, our group will find a couple who will adopt the child of any woman who would have otherwise had her aborted. If we are unable to find a suitable couple, one of our members will adopt the child.

We are thankful to have already received an offer of adoption from a couple living in Rangiora. I have asked them for some background information on themselves and their family…

Pregnant, considering an abortion?

  • We are Craig and Julie Thompson of Rangiora
  • We have a family of 10 children in a large house on 24 Acres
  • We have a supportive teenage daughter who cares
  • We will care and support you during your pregnancy, birth and beyond
  • We would like to openly adopt and care for your child
  • We have a range of specialised support people available including doctors, midwives, councellors etc

Anyone in a crisis pregnancy situation – or who knows a woman who is in a crisis pregnancy situation and unsure – is encouraged to get in touch with Craig & Julie confidentially through this website. Click here to email Prolife UC and we will pass your email on to them.

Correction to CANTA Article

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Andy’s article on behalf of Prolife UC which was in CANTA in last week’s edition has received several responses in this week’s edition of the student magazine. We just want to highlight a factual error in the article. Because the outcome of the Court of Appeal case was so unexpected, the article had to be altered at the last minute, however the version that made it into CANTA was not the most recent one, and requires the following correction:

However in an unexpected turn of events, the Court of Appeal dismissed the case on Tuesday, determining that the original case should be re-heard in the High Court, saying the case was outside its jurisdiction. This will probably take place some time next year.

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However in an unexpected turn of events, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of the ASC on Tuesday, saying the case was outside its jurisdiction. Right to Life and the ASC will return to the High Court at an early date, where they will seek to clarify the declaratory orders of Justice Miller. The original ruling by Justice Miller still stands, and the case will not need to be re-heard.

Click here to read the article entitled “NZ Abortion Law Under the Spotlight”.

Get A Life!

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Wow. We’ve been so busy getting the group established, and running meetings that we haven’t got round to blogging for a while! We’ll post an update shortly, bringing you all up to speed with how things are going for the new Prolife group on campus.

Prolife UC is kicking off term 2 with a big event which is open to all students on campus, as well as members of the public.

We are delighted to have Warwick Pascoe on campus to deliver his presentation, The Making of a Masterpiece on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

You may have seen the posters all around campus. On Tuesday this week we put up over a hundred posters saying GET A LIFE! to arouse people’s curiosity. Today we are putting up the second batch of posters (see below), which will have all the details of the event.

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If you’re able to make it we’d love to see you there – it will be a breath-taking, eye-opening presenation – we guarantee!

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The bollard near Law block