FAMILY 

CHILDREN

The definition of the family unit has changed from the historical traditional family of being related by blood or marriage (one man and one woman). The family unit is very diverse in today’s world and doubtlessly there are some arrangements with which we may not personally agree. We however, see that the difficult times through which we are passing, have distorted the traditional values and we do not ever want to disadvantage a single child in any of our policy decisions.

Policy:

• We are strongly pro-life and consider the unborn child to be fully human at conception inasmuch as we do not support or recommend abortions at any stage of pregnancy. However, those who desire an abortion deserve the truth. We want pregnant women to have independent counselling, ultra-sound viewing of the unborn child, and information as to the procedures of abortions, and knowledge of the possible mental trauma that may follow after an abortion and the assistance on offer to go full term, and to deliver the child.
• Support system for children born into families in great need to assist the nurture of the young child.
• School voucher system allowing parents right to choose their child’s school.
• While we will encourage all people to be immunized, we will not, however, reduce funding to the family if they are not convinced that immunization is a healthy choice for their children, although we will try and persuade them as to the merits of immunization.
• Protection of children with connections to their family where possible and where not possible training for dysfunctional parents with the view to reunite the children with their parents when safe to do so.