Illegal abortions should be in conjunction with compulsory vasectomy for fathers who do not provide support of children etc.. Let’s see how fast the SCOTUS would reaffirm Roe V. Wade then….
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In response to the US Supreme Court overturning Roe V Wade, Simon O'Connor tweeted it was a great day complete with hearts.
Interestingly he was one of 35 National MP's who voted against decriminalising abortion in NZ, and in an extraordinary speech in Parliament rallying against the law change at the time, quoted a latin phrase which translated to "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord".
Christian extremism I just as dangerous as any other form of extremism.
Can you imagine the outrage if a Muslim MP said that in Arabic or a Maori MP in Te Reo!
With Luxon admitting he viewed abortion as murder, there must have been a degree of panic this Christian extremism in National would be a huge turn off to right of centre urban women voters & others, and Luxon got O'Connor to take down his post.
Several Labour MP's also voted against the law change, but I think it was about 8 or 9 & for Maori this is much more about a cultural issue than an extremist religious one.
If I was a party leader I would ban any of my party members from being on twitter. The only time anyone cares what a NZ politician tweets is when they say something stupid / divisive like the above.
I don’t have a problem with what any MP says or tweets. Better we know their thinking than not.
In the case of Simon O’Connor, I do not see the big deal that the woke brigade is jumping up and making a big issue of.
He is a Christian and he is perfectly entitled to express his opinion on abortion or any subject.
Like I wrote before, prayers are now not allowed at most council or parliamentary meetings and gatherings but it’s ok for Maoris to do so. WTF is that about?
A few posters on here ripped into Bellis based on the Minister’s lies at the time. It was obvious to anyone that had had any dealings with the
MIQ system, that Hipkins was lying.
Despite him being forced into a lame apology for his lies and leaking of private information, you still have westerly attacking Bellis. Shameful. Hipkins should have been fired for such blatant and intentional dishonesty
Never happened before under a National government but is happening under Ardern & her Labour government :
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/hea...lmed-by-demand
“This is extraordinary, I’ve never seen it like this in terms of doctors closing and not being able to see their patients, and such long waits ... It’s certainly not a routine winter thing,” Chambers said.
I agree, it is better we know what MP's are thinking, but therein lies a major political problem for National.
As ex National Minister Amy Adams said on RNZ this morning, the majority of Kiwis strongly support decriminalisation of abortion & it would be political suicide for National to be seen to support a change in the law or any impediment to access.
It's well acknowledged & you also now have Simon O'Connor openly talking on Conservative websites about the division in the National party caucus between the strong religious conservatives versus the progressive liberal factions.
Up until recently the National parties biggest enemy has been....National!
It's been chaotic & with each new leader there have been assurances this time all their MP's would present a united front behind the leader & party policy.
No one knew what National stood for & Luxon like Collins before him & Muller before her & Bridges before him was supposed to put and end to this.
Now, once again a National MP has broken ranks with party policy & reminded voters that the Leader plus many of their MP's hold quite extreme personal views which don't reconcile with party policy or align with the views of the majority of voters.
That's going to be quite a big deal for many voters.
e.g. this morning we see there's a group of women National voters in the Tamaki electorate demanding O'Connor resign as he can't represent them.