by Peter Harrison | Oct 15, 2017 | Journal, News
When terminal illness robs people of a long and happy future, leaving them only with the ashes of suffering and decline, who would say that we should refuse to end their suffering should they openly request it? Those that propose we deny people the right to choose an...
by Peter Harrison | Aug 14, 2017 | News
As people of reason we believe that the Government should not support, endorse or fund treatments that have not been proven to work or have been proved not to work. Claimed treatments like homeopathy, chiropractic and acupuncture should not receive funding or any kind...
by Peter Harrison | Aug 14, 2017 | News
We seek repeal of promoting religion as a charitable purpose under the Charities Act. We believe the charities act is being used as a means of avoiding taxation by religious organisations that do not conduct programs of social benefit or education beyond self...
by Peter Harrison | Aug 14, 2017 | News
Currently abortion is a crime under the Crimes Act. We strongly oppose abortion being a crime. We believe it should be removed from the Crime Act. Currently in order to obtain an abortion after 20 weeks a woman must get statements from two medical professionals that...
by Peter Harrison | Aug 14, 2017 | News
We strongly support repeal of the sections of the Education Act which support religious indoctrination in state schools. We believe these provisions allow school boards to discriminate against children in their schools on the basis of belief. It serves to alienate...
by Peter Harrison | Aug 14, 2017 | News
We strongly support the right of people to end their lives when due to persistent chronic suffering or terminal illness they rationally choose to do so. To keep people alive against their will in the face of unending suffering is quite simply inhuman. This is not...
