Life Network Australia was officially kicked off on May 2 in Deniliquin, NSW, with a successful conference and dinner. Speakers covered many aspects of prolife work including pregnancy and post abortion support, strategies for opposing decriminalisation of abortion in NSW, and social change through television advertising. The dinner session focussed on firsthand responses to negative social attitudes toward certain pregnancies.
Attendees were very concerned about the affect of abortion on women, and the extreme nature of the Victorian abortion legislation, among other things. Penny Bowen from Melbourne was pleased to have made the effort to attend. “I am so much more informed and aware of what really goes on. I was affected by the statistic approximately 5 babies over 20 weeks gestation were aborted every working day in 2005, and 385 late term babies are aborted each year in Victoria”.
Opportunities for action were presented by over a dozen life-affirming organisations working in a range of fields. Visitors collected brochures, purchased T-shirts and books, and swapped contact details. Cofounder Sonja Couroupis said “The aim of Life Network Australia is to inform, inspire and empower ordinary Australians to advocate for mothers and their unborn babies, because they deserve better than abortion.... and we are off to a great start”.
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