Right to Life Australia is an organisation which advocates
consistent life ethic
The consistent life ethic, also known as the consistent ethic of life or whole life ethic, is an ideology that opposes abortion, capital punishment, assisted suicide, and euthanasia. Adherents oppose war, or at the very least, unjust war; some adh ...
positions in issues such as
abortion
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pre ...
,
euthanasia and
stem cell research. Margaret Tighe is the President of Right to Life Australia and Dr Toni Turnbull is Vice President. It is non-denominational and is not affiliated with any political party.
History
Right to Life was started in 1973 as Right to Life Victoria. It became Right to Life Australia in 2001.
It has run political campaigns and public demonstrations against these things. Their members also lobby politicians, and give talks to schools and community groups.
Right to Life Australia organises an annual conference and a newsletter every two months, and funds Pregnancy Counselling Australia, which provides free counselling 24 hours per day, all year.
The number for Pregnancy Counselling Australia is 1300 RESPECT.
Right to Life Australia was closely involved in the passing of the
Euthanasia Bill 1996 and the
Research Involving Human Embryos Bill 2002. In 2005 Right to Life made a statement on the
Maria Korp case. Right to Life Australia supports Mothers Without Medicare, an organization that helps cover the cost of childbirth for financially insecure mothers.
Political campaigns
Right to Life Australia campaigned in the
2010 Victorian state election
The 2010 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 27 November 2010, was for the 57th Parliament of Victoria. The election was to elect all 88 members of the Legislative Assembly and all 40 members of the Legislative Council. The incumbent c ...
in the electorates of
Mount Waverley
Mount Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Monash local government area. Mount Waverley recorded a population of 35,340 at the 2021 census.
It ...
,
Seymour,
Gippsland East,
Frankston,
Mordialloc
Mordialloc is a beachside suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Mordialloc recorded a population of 8,886 at the . ...
,
Bendigo East
Bendigo East is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It covers an area of covering the part of the city of Bendigo east of the Yungera railway line and surrounding rural areas to the north, ...
,
Mitcham
Mitcham is an area within the London Borough of Merton in South London, England. It is centred southwest of Charing Cross. Originally a village in the county of Surrey, today it is mainly a residential suburb, and includes Mitcham Common. It h ...
,
Burwood and
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
* Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
* Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United Ki ...
.
[Ainsley Symons (2014), “Anti-Abortion Campaigning and the Political Process,” in ''Recorder'' (Melbourne Branch, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History), No. 279, March, p.3] In 2012 Right to Life Australia campaigned in the
Algester and
Springwood electorates and against members of
EMILY's List
EMILY's List is an American political action committee (PAC) that aims to help elect Democratic female candidates in favor of abortion rights to office. It was founded by Ellen Malcolm in 1985. The group's name is an acronym for "Early Money ...
in the
2012 Queensland State Election
The 2012 Queensland state election was held on 24 March 2012 to elect all 89 members of the Legislative Assembly, a unicameral parliament.
The Labor Party (ALP), led by Premier Anna Bligh, was defeated by the opposition Liberal National P ...
.
References
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External links
Right to Life AustraliaProlife Victoria
Medical and health organisations based in Victoria (Australia)
Organizations established in 1973
1973 establishments in Australia
Anti-abortion organisations in Australia