National Child Protection Week?

The tiny hand of a fetus reaches out from a mother's womb to clasp a surgeon's healing finger. It shows a 21-week-old fetus in its mother's womb, about to undergo a spine operation designed to save it from serious brain damage.




Currently before the Victorian Parliament is new proposed abortion legislation. The Abortion Law Reform Bill 2008 will be debated in Parliament from 9 September which, ironically, is National Child Protection Week.

If this becomes law, there is no doubt that it will serve as a precedent for law reform in other Australia states. Not only will abortion be decriminalised up until 24 weeks of pregnancy, but second and third trimester abortions will be far more accessible.

At 21 weeks old, this baby could be legally aborted by the proposed legislation before the Victorian Parliament.

The Right to Life website reports:

'The Abortion Law Reform Bill 2008 is a radical attempt to legalise abortion in Victoria throughout the entire 9 months of pregnancy, without any real limitation. The Bill was introduced, ironically, by Minister for Early Childhood Development Maxine Morand MP.

Section 4 of the Bill mandates abortion on demand up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. We know that babies are now capable of being born alive at 22 weeks. This section therefore declares all abortions, for any reason, can be carried out on babies capable of being alive. No restrictions...'

For step by step instructions and ideas on how to write to your local politician regarding this proposal, visit www.makeastand.org.au

Genesis 25:23
And the Lord said to her [Rebekah]:
"Two nations are in your womb..."