Well this is the end of my stay on the steps of Parliament, but certainly not the end of the fight.
I sat in Parliament last night with Kirsten Jack (my sister) and watched as all the amendments to the Bill were voted against. The one that broke my heart the most was with regards to the unborn child feeling pain. Peter Kavanagh presented evidence that said the infant did feel pain and asked that at least an anaesthetic be provided so the infant would feel no pain. The best the opposition could do was to say that they didn't feel pain up to a certain point during the pregnancy. After that point though there was no denying the unborn child can feel pain. But they all voted against the amendment. A number of MPs like Justin Madden didn't even listen to the arguments that Peter and others were putting forward - they just came in when it was time to vote. This happened quite a lot.
As a friend of mine said, life cannot be about winning or losing, but simply about whether we stood our grounds and the grounds of those who can't do it for themselves. So, here's to the future!
While there were countless people to thank there are a few that stand out (sorry to everybody I don't thank!). People wrote me encouragement, called me with encouragement, prayed for me, blessed me, sat with me, turned up at the Prayer & Protest, brought me food and drink and much more.MORE
On Friday 10th October, in Melbourne, Australia, parliament voted on the Abortion Law Reform bill, which allows unborn babies to be aborted for any reason up to 24 weeks, and 9 months with 2 doctor's consent. The bill was passed, unammended, 23 votes for, 17 votes against. More
I just don’t get why unborn kids don't have rights. So I protested, every day from 22nd September, 2008 early 'til late on the steps of parliament until the vote was made.
Click here to view 5/10/2008 protest speeches and thankyou letter to the thousands that attended.
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