The Question is: Are You Truly Pro Life or just Anti Abortion?

Are you really Pro Life? If you are, then the following will matter to you:

• Black Lives Matter  /  First peoples Lives Matter
• Stop Racism
• Stop the Police Brutality
• Stop unfair incarceration of People of Colour
• Stop the deaths of People of Colour by Racist Police Officers
• Stop the deaths of people of Colour while in Prison

• Women’s Rights
• The right to Control her own body
• The right to Control her own reproductive system
• Equal Pay
• Stop the patriarchy
• Stop the Physical Abuse of Women
• Stop the Sexual Harassment and Rape of women /  #MeToo

• LGBTQIA+ Rights
• The right to exist
• The right to Marry
• The right to Equal Medical Care
• The right to use the bathroom of choice
• Stop the bulling by the church

• Poverty
• Liveable Minimum Wage for all including the Third World
• Stop Personal Greed
• Stop Corporate Greed

• Incarceration
• Stop stripping Prisoners of their Basic Human Rights
• Allow them to Vote

• Refugees  /  Asylum Seekers
• Stop calling them names that dehumanises them
• Treat them with compassion
• They fled their country because they had no alternative 

• Suicide  /  Bulling
• Stop the Bulling. Speak up when you see bulling. Every voice counts
• Teach your children compassion
• Educate yourself about Mental Health Issues and Suicidal signs
• Show People that you care. Pay attention and get off your phone

• Climate Change
• Vote for those who are prepared to make changes for the good of the earth
• Recycle

• Palestine  /  Israel Conflict 
• Stop the abuse of Human Rights by Israel
• Stop America from aiding Israel with money and Weapons

• Equal Education for all
• Girls have the right to be educated too
• First Class School Education should not just be for the rich
• University Education should not just be for the rich 

• Respect for People who Think  /  Believe  /  Vote differently to you
• Treat everyone the way you want to be treated
• People have the right to be different to you

• The right to equal Healthcare for all
• Every single person has the right to be treated by Doctors and Hospitals
• Healthcare should not just be for the rich

If none of the above matter to you and you are against Abortion, then you are definitely not Pro Life!! You are just Anti Abortion. We need to reclaim the term Pro Life from those who are just Anti Abortion. The people who are Anti Abortion only care about a stranger until they are born. Once a person is born, they no longer matter to Anti Abortionists.

Here are some interesting thoughts I found on the subject.

VOTE AS IF

Your skin is not white

Your parents need medical care

Your friend is a missing indigenous woman

Your spouse is an immigrant

Your land is on fire

Your son is transgender

Your house is flooded

Your sister is a victim of gun violence

Your brother is gay

Your water is unsafe

Your daughter is a sexual assault survivor who is pregnant by her rapist

The Holocaust was legal

Hiding Jews was criminalised

Slavery was legal

Freeing slaves was criminalised

Segregation was legal

Protesting racism was criminalised

Friendly Reminder: Legality is not a guide to morality

#blacklivesmatter

#womensrightsarehumanrights

#lgbtqrights

#PovertyMustFall

#IncarceratedLivesMatter

#refugeeswelcome

#asylumseekers

#suicidalawareness

#stopbullyingstandupspeakout

#climatechange

#PalestinianLivesMatter

#equaleducation

#respectothers

#HealthcareForAll

#ME TOO and why it matters even more now than ever.

A male friend of mine posted this blog ‘OF COURSE ME TOO’ on his Facebook page. The more I read, the more it resonated with me. 

Firstly, please note that when I refer to men in this blog, I am not referring to all men, but I am referring to the men who refuse to listen, who refuse to accept that there is a problem and that women do not feel safe alone in a man’s company.

Secondly I would like to thank all the men that do listen, that do take a stand, that make women feel safe and heard. Without you the battle raging over #ME TOO would be a hundred times harder than it is.

How many times are women going to have to stand up and say #ME TOO until men really start listening.

From my recent experience, we have a long long way to go. This really made me feel sad. Men I know, who I consider as enlightened and pro women shocked me to the core. They are happy to defend women as long as it does not cost another MAN his job.

I do not want to go into detail, as doing so would make things worse than they already are. Isn’t it so typical that we women do not want to “rock the boat” in case a man gets more offended than he already is?

However, I do value their friendship, and I hope that one day they will understand that I was not standing up for women, just to be difficult, but I was standing up for what is right and just.

Even while I am typing this, I am considering wether or not I should even post this blog on line in case someone takes offence.

How scary it that!! I did not report anyone for sexual harassment and cost them their job. I was not sexually harassed. All I did was stand up to men and say, a man did say something inappropriate to a woman and he did deserve to be fired. I am scared of posting it on line because I fear the repercussions. 

WOW!!!!! The #ME TOO movement still has so much work that needs to be done before women can feel safe.

If you are reading this on line, then you will know I finally had the courage to post it.

To every women in the world, be strong, one day we will be safe.

Day 5 of Self-Isolation

Having returned from a trip to new Zealand my husband and I are in self-isolation as per the government guidelines.

As I type I am “attending” a church service. Thanks to the wonderful world of technology we are all able to connect via Zoom and listen to Tony from Freedom Life preach. Listening to and watching Tony preach is such a blessing.

Back to our trip, 14 days of self-isolation is worth it to have been able to watch my step-daughter be admitted to the New Zealand Bar as a lawyer.

So we have witnessed two of our four children reach major milestones in their lives. I cannot wait to witness the major milestones that our other two children will achieve.

During this period of self-isolation, I would like to thank every single person who is taking precautions to protect everyone else. Your precautions are helping protect the vulnerable.

I have various chronic medical conditions that could put me at risk. I also have friends (The Gang as we call ourselves), family and people I follow online who also have chronic medical conditions who are also at risk.

To everyone reading this, be safe, be wise and we look forward to being able to connect again face to face when this time has passed.