Finding a Way Forward
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
From within the student body of Moore College, a plan has emerged to express care for the poor of the earth - in this case, the unborn and their mothers. On December 8th 2008, all families who receive Family Tax Benefit A will be given $1000 per child in order to ‘boost the economy’. It is proposed that half of this ‘free money’ be used ‘for new lives’ with the view to achieving three goals:
1. To support and grow Anglicare’s Carramar Early Interventions, a safe-house and support program that cares for young pregnant women in adverse circumstances who want to keep their child.
2. To support Womens Forum Australia. Women’s Forum Australia (WFA) works for practical changes to our culture which would help women avoid unwanted abortion. WFA is an independent women’s think tank that conducts research, education and public policy development about a range of issues that affect women. WFA brings together women from diverse backgrounds, and works across the usual political and religious divides, to advocate for life affirming, pro-woman alternatives to abortion which would enhance women’s freedom to have their babies.
3. To produce a high quality TV-style ad campaign showcasing interviews with women who have had abortions and who want to speak out. Distributed via the internet, it will point pregnant women to a website with links to quality pro life counseling services across Australia, and with reliable information on abortion and its alternatives.
Money will be collected by Anglicare and will, in consultation with an oversight group, be divided between these three causes.
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