Over 1000 wonderful prolife men, women and children filled Queens Park in the Brisbane CBD on a the hot afternoon of Saturday 7th February 2009 - the last Saturday before parliament resumed after their Christmas break.  Whilst tackling the difficult and depressing topic of abortion, there was joy on the faces of those attending, a life-affirming peaceful heart beating in each person there, knowing we are on the side of right and true justice for all.  It was also a wonderful opportunity for the many pro-life and pro-family groups from the south-east corner to work together – and a sincere “thank you” to all the groups participating.

Our excellent speakers included Christine Campbell, Labor MP of Pascoe Vale, Victoria, Dr Eamonn Mathieson, Specialist Anaesthetist, Victoria, Doctors in Conscience, and our very own Dr Belinda Goodwin, GP, wife and mother of soon-to-be six.  (All talks can be found on this website under “Audio & Video”.)

Ms Campbell spoke first and said that “Whilst the pregnancy ends, the motherhood remains.  Forever she is a woman who has been pregnant, her motherhood cannot be diversed, cannot be surgically removed from all that is an integral part of her personhood, her womanhood.  She has, for a period of time, carried her own unborn human life, she is forever that child’s mother, intellectually physiologically and psychologically, whether that pregnancy ends in stillborn, abortion, miscarriage or adoption.”

She said whilst visiting the Royal Women’s Hospital in Victoria prior to the recent shocking legislation changes, Ms Campbell asked medical personnel what is the risk factor and criteria that would lead them to recommending an abortion for a women.  Incredulously, their first answer was “homelessness”.  How is it fathomable that giving her an abortion in any way fixes her homelessness?  She stressed that we must make it clear to politicians that “One choice (abortion) is no choice”.

Dr Eamonn Mathieson addressed those gathered from a doctor’s perspective describing how the
legislation now compels doctors, nurses and pharmacists to go against their conscience and deeply held beliefs and do what they know is wrong, that they find morally abhorrent, against their moral and personal integrity, against the practice of good medicine, and against the Hippocratic Oath that was founded on deep respect for human life.  The legislation cares nought for the circumstance and welfare of the mother and is a social and moral quagmire.  The legislation’s far-reaching effect is against freedom of conscience, religion and thought.  The legislation compelling doctors and medical personnel to either perform or assist with an abortion was a very deliberate action put forth by the pro-abortion politicians and abortion industry to force medical personnel to participate in greatly immoral practices. It was a desperate attempt – blatant resort to naked power when propaganda failed.  It will marginalise doctors from the care of women.

Dr Belinda Goodwin started her talk, “Silence Kills” with a quote from Planned Parenthood Federation in 1963, “Abortion Kills the life of a baby after it has begun.  It is dangerous to your life and health”.  She stated, “Nothing has changed except that it (abortion) has become socially and morally sanctioned.”  Dr Goodwin’s talk was a call to action, a strong suggestion and direction to all pro-lifers to get involved, to get more active. 

We can’t do everything, but everyone can do something.   If you want an end to abortion, you must help pro-life politicians get elected.  Please consider which of the many suggestions you are capable of and start today. 

“Silence kills.  We can do something here in Queensland, we must do something!  Evil propers because good men do nothing – this is something the pro-abortion groups depend on.”

Email the website link of the Rally For Life talks to your friends.  Watch the Rally For Life videos on the computer as a family.  Organise for your church or organisation to watch them as a group and then, most importantly, act upon them.

Thank you all for coming to the Rally, without you there it is a non-event.  And remember – everyone can do something!