The Right to Life organisation in the United Kingdom has an insightful article on a wicked law passed into law last night (NZ time).
"The new law will mean that New Zealand has the most extreme abortion law in the world, this will include:
O LORD, I have heard the report of you,
and your work, O LORD, do I fear.
In the midst of the years revive it;
in the midst of the years make it known;
in wrath remember mercy.
Hab 3:2
"The new law will mean that New Zealand has the most extreme abortion law in the world, this will include:
- Abortion will now be available on-demand, or any reason, up to birth
- Sex-selective abortion will be legalised
- The current 20-week limit for disability-selective abortion will be scrapped and abortion will be available up to birth for disabilities including cleft lip, club foot and Down syndrome.
- There will be no requirement that a doctor must be involved with providing an abortion.
- The will be no legal requirement that babies born alive are given medical support.
- There will be no legal requirement that pain relief be given to babies being aborted between 20-weeks and birth.
- There will be no legal restrictions on controversial methods of abortion such as intact dilation and extraction abortions (also knows as partial-birth abortions)."
O LORD, I have heard the report of you,
and your work, O LORD, do I fear.
In the midst of the years revive it;
in the midst of the years make it known;
in wrath remember mercy.
Hab 3:2