Family Planning Conference 2010

Family Planning Conference 2010 was run by the Family Planning Association from 15 - 17 October 2010 at the Wellington Town Hall.

About

The November 2010 newsletter of the Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand featured an article on the conference in which it was noted,

"it was notable that all keynote speakers made reference to abortion to a greater or lesser extent."

And further on in the article,

"Ann Furedi of BPAS was an inspirational keynote speaker on abortion on the final day. Her theme was “Safe, legal but probably not rare: Why abortion is a fact of life.” She was unapologetic in claiming the moral highground with the assertion that for many women abortion is a responsible choice and for them the right thing. Her response to those who claim that abortion is a problem was to affirm that abortion might very well be a possible solution to another problem. Another memorable message was that we can’t make abortion rare but we can keep abortion safe."

Speakers

The following spoke at the conference:

• Ann Furedi
• Dr. Douglas Kirby
• Dr. Gill Greer
• Irving Sivin
• Rt. Hon. Dame Jenny Shipley - opened the conference
• Jill Michelson, clinical services director, Marie Stopes International Australia
• Dr. Douglas Kirby
• Abortionist Simon Snook
• Irving Sivin, scientist, USA Population Council
• Dr. Christine Roke, Family Planning Association
• Ann Furedi, British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)
• Margaret Sparrow
• Morgan Healey
• Dr. Frances Bird

Sponsors

The following are sponsors, supporters and exhibitors at the conference:

• Merck New Zealand, pharmaceutical company
• Get It On, a project of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation

Conference Exhibitors

• Istar
• Durex
• Bayer HealthCare

Conference Supporters

• Sharp Electronics
• Durvillea Wines
• Zowie Dee, fashion company operated by Zowie Heywood
• Work Out Zone