Media Release 13 May 2023
Right to Life believes that one of the reasons for Christopher Luxon’s declining popularity as preferred Prime Minister, is because of his refusal to allow any debate in Parliament under any government he would lead regarding our current abortion laws. The current Abortion Legislation Act 2020 is extreme yet he has stated that he will allow no debate on amending it should he become Prime Minister. We have been advised that that restriction also applies to the End of Life Choice Act 2019.
Those who govern do so with the permission of the governed. The fundamental requirement of those who seek to govern is that they have the trust of electors that they will protect their lives and the lives of their family. Those who are prepared to kill the unborn should not be permitted to govern the born. Right to Life believes that Christopher Luxon has sadly lost that trust.
Right to Life requests that Christopher Luxon becomes the truly pro-life leader that National and our nation desperately needs by seeking the repeal of the Abortion Legislation Act 2020 and legislating for the recognition of the humanity of unborn children endowed by their Creator with an inalienable right to life.
The latest Taxpayer Union Curia poll reveals that Christopher Luxon has declined as preferred Prime Minister to the lowest point since his election as leader of the National Party in November 2021.
Christopher Luxon stated on his election as leader of the National Party, referring to abortion “Absolutely that was settled in the last Parliament and that’s settled.” The Abortion Legislation Act 2020 is not settled law. There is no such thing as settled law as Parliament is constantly amending law. The only fixed law are the commandments of God including the fifth commandment, “Thou shalt not kill.”
Christopher Luxon in his maiden speech applauded William Wilberforce for his tireless work to abolish slavery and to recognise Negros as human beings with a right to life. It was an appalling injustice to deny that Negros were not human beings and were not bearers of human rights. Wilberforce did not accept laws allowing slavery as settled law. Today it is an appalling injustice to deny that unborn children are not human beings with a right to life until they are born.
Right to Life believes that Christopher Luxon and the National Party would attract increased support, if they assured the community that they acknowledged that the first duty of those who govern is to uphold the sanctity of life of every human being and to provide effective legislation that will protect our precious unborn children. They are are the weakest and most defenceless members of the human family.
Christopher Luxon has stated that abortion is murder. How then can he compromise his conscience by abandoning women and our precious unborn and declaring that a government under his direction will refuse to stop the genocide against our unborn and the violence against women?
Ken Orr,
Spokesperson,
Right to Life New Zealand Inc.