It’s not hard to understand why the Kiefts and others in their situation feel their rights as parents have been coldly disregarded. What made matters worse in their case was that it wasn’t just a passive deception. It appears they were wilfully misled.

Read the full article here. 

“Our daughter had to make a life-changing decision and with a stranger and was expected to keep this as a secret from us….If we had known we would have been there. We would have been able to get her the help she needed.”

Read the full story here. 

“I know what my girl had to go through, and she had to go through it alone. Lack of parental notification meant [she] was denied the support of her family. And we were robbed of the ability to properly support and parent our child.”

Read the full article here.

“[Our daughter] was denied the support of her family and we were robbed of the ability to properly support and help our child.”

Read the full article here. 

MP Judith Collins was also interviewed, who originally sponsored a parental notification law change in 2004.

You can listen to both interviews here. 

Family First NZ is supporting Stratford mother Hillary Kieft whose teenager daughter attempted suicide after a secret abortion organised by the local school. Hillary is calling on politicians to reflect the concerns and wishes of parents and also teenagers, and ensure that young pregnant girls in a crisis situation receive the family support they deserve and need.

Read more www.hillaryslaw.org.nz

The Select Committee will be hearing Hillary’s presentation tomorrow 27^th (Thursday) from 10.10am in Select Committee Room 4, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.

Family First also has other families who are keen to share their harrowing experience of the law with the politicians.

Both Bob McCoskrie and Hillary Kieft will be available for interview.

Family First is calling for the law to be amended to allow for parental notification in all cases of medical advice, prescriptions and procedures unless it can be proved to a Family Court that it would place the child at extreme risk.

For More Information and Media Interviews, contact Family First:

Bob McCoskrie – NATIONAL DIRECTOR

Mob. 027 55 555 42