NSW: Nile proposes one-stop anti-abortion shop

AAP General News (Australia)
02-16-2005
NSW: Nile proposes one-stop anti-abortion shop

New South Wales MP FRED NILE says the federal government should provide funds for one-stop
anti-abortion shops where women with unwanted pregnancies can go for counselling and support.

The Reverend Nile says the service will bring a range of services under one roof and
will be aimed at encouraging women not to abort.

It will allow women -- particularly single mothers -- to access financial help, housing
assistance, education support, medical care, counselling and, if necessary, psychiatric
assistance from one place.

The Reverend Nile also suggeste women with children act as mentors to help women through
unwanted pregnancies.

Meanwhile, Liberal Upper House MP David Clarke, who described abortion as "evil in
its purest form" and "a heinous crime of unparalleled proportions", encouraged members
of the anti-abortion movement to join political parties and ensure that only candidates
who opposed abortion made it through the pre-selection process.

"Pro-lifers engaging themselves in the political process will pay dividends," he said.

Mr Clarke applauded a recent ideological shift from left to right in the Young Liberal movement.

He said since Alex Hawke, who works for Mr Clarke, became president of the NSW Young
Liberals the organisation had "put itself on the side of Right to Life" and a carried
a resolution against the use of embryonic stem cells in research.

Mr Hawke has since become National President of the Young Liberals, which voted to
oppose Medicare funding of abortions at its federal convention earlier this year.

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