As you will be aware the ACT Greens-labor coalition government announced (10/04/23) it will take over ownership and management of Calvary Hospital in Canberra in July 2023. 

The government would be forcibly acquiring Calvary Hospital, its assets and essentially forcing all of the Calvary staff to work for ACT Health.   This is a blatant attack on the values of pro-life Catholic institutions.The grab for ownership and management of the hospital is unsurprising when a bill to legalise assisted suicide is expected to be introduced to Parliament later this year. Indeed the ACT government on 20/04/23 announced its intention to expand abortion services in the  ACT and is investing more than $4.6 million over four years to provide all ACT residents, including those without a Medicare card, access to free abortion services.

Whilst signing of petitions is appropriate, it is more important to express your concern by

WRITING a letter,  EMAILING AND making PHONE CALLS!

Emails sent solely to MPs in the ACT will not be sufficient.  

Whether you live in the ACT - or elsewhere - please contact our Prime Minister and Senators for the ACT, the Hon Katy Gallagher and Senator David Pocock to voice your objection.   All correspondence MUST be respectfully worded. 

CONTACT THE AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER 

Write to:  The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
Prime Minister
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
Telephone: (02) 6277 7700 and leave a message
Email:   pm.gov.au/contact-your-pm      
Social media: @AlboMP facebook.com/AlboMP

CONTACT THE chief minister of the act (Mr Andrew Barr) AND MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ACT AND USE THE EMAILS BELOW:  COPY AND PASTE ALL EMAIL ADDRESSES BELOW INTO A NEW EMAIL

barr@act.gov.au
berry@act.gov.au
braddock@parliament.act.gov.au
burch@parliament.act.gov.au
cain@parliament.act.gov.au
castley@parliament.act.gov.au
cheyne@act.gov.au
clay@parliament.act.gov.au
ed@parliament.act.gov.au
davidson@act.gov.au
davis@parliament.act.gov.au
gentleman@act.gov.au
hanson@parliament.act.gov.au
kikkert@parliament.act.gov.au
lawder@parliament.act.gov.au
lee@parliament.act.gov.au
milligan@parliament.act.gov.au
orr@parliament.act.gov.au
parton@parliament.act.gov.au
paterson@parliament.act.gov.au
pettersson@parliament.act.gov.au
rattenbury@act.gov.au
steel@act.gov.au
stephen-smith@act.gov.au
vassarotti@act.gov.au

Contact the 2 federal act senators 

Senator the Hon Katherine Gallagher - Telephone (Parliament House): (02) 6277 7400 and leave a message

Senator David Pockock - Telephone (Parliament House) (02) 6277 3117   and leave a message  

OR WRITE TO THE SENATORS C/- 

PO Box 6100
Senate
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

QUOTATION FROM MARGARET TIGHE, PRESIDENT RIGHT TO LIFE AUSTRALIA INC.

"The closure of the ACT Calvary hospital - to be taken over by the ACT goverment is nothing short of appalling. However, it is not surprising as a bill to legalise assisted suicide is expected to be introduced to parliament later this year." said Margaret Tighe, President of Right to Life Australia. 
Calvary hospital in Canberra Australia is renouned for its exceptional care to both maternity patients, day surgery and those in at end of life including palliative care. 

"Has the ACT government forgotten the leading role in healthcare played by Christian hospitals throughout this country in particular the Maters, Calvarys and St Vincents?  These hospitals have helped train many nurses, doctors and other health professionals" she said.  She continued "Indeed it was Christians who first established such hospitals - mindful of Christ's teaching - Love one another as I have loved you.  The ACT government should hang its head in shame".

Right to Life Australia is rightly are concerned about the repercussions for pregnant, elderly and frail Canberrans. Already our office has received telephone calls from vulnerable ACT residents in nursing homes who are concerned about their safety as they see the ACT Goverment legislative agenda for euthanasia moving closer.
  
Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher has spoken out against the plan - "It's no secret the ACT Government want to force Calvary Hospital to provide abortions now and euthanasia and assisted suicide in the future. Taking the land, buildings and hospital equipment and transferring staff employment across to Canberra Health Services allows them to push their anti-life agenda right through the hospital."  See article in The Australian newspaper. Sydney Archbishop Warns of ACT Government Extreme Land and Assets Grab 16/5/23 

The real agenda behind the forced acquisition is revealed by the words of Walter Abheyeratna, the ACT president of the Australian Medical Association who stated in a radio interview with ABC that it was important to deliver public healthcare services ''without being bound by ideology.''  

Contact:

Mr Andrew Barr, Chief Minister
Ph: (02) 6205 0011
Contact my Minister (external site)
barr@act.gov.au
GPO Box 1020,
Canberra, ACT 2601
and

or Tweet
@ACT_Assembly
@CalvaryCareAUS
@Catholic_Voice

For more information:

Phone Margaret Tighe President 0417 338 961

 WHAT IS THIS?

 Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP    Fenner

Ms Alicia Payne MP    Canberra

Mr David Smith MP    Bean

George Christensen MP has proposed a bill in the House of Representatives called "The Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) Bill 2021". The bill is expected to be tabled in early August 2021.

Currently, in most Australian states, doctors are not required to provide medical assistance to children born alive as a result of an abortion. These babies are left uncared for until they die. They deserve the same rights and medical treatment as any other human being.

Under the proposed bill, when a child is born alive as a result of an abortion, attending medical practitioners must take action to save the child's life. If they do not act to save the child they will face significant financial penalty and probable deregistration as a medical practitioner.

For more information on the bill, go to https://www.georgechristensen.com.au/bornalive where you can sign a petition to support the bill.

Please contact your 1 member of the House of Representatives and your Senators for your state (12) or territory (2). A list of all members can be found here. If you don't know which electorate you are in, check at https://electorate.aec.gov.au/. Meanwhile, a list of all Senators can be found here.

The Queensland government is introducing a  euthanasia bill into the Parliament at end of May 2021.

Mrs Tighe, President of Right to Life Australia, said, "Ms Palaszczuk's latest embracing of the 'better off dead' principle which has followed the 2018 passage of an abortion till birth bill clearly illustrates her contempt for the value of every human life."

"It is obvious," continued Mrs Tighe, "this latest attack on human life is yet another example of how Labor in Australia has become a party of social engineering as we have seen in Victoria and Western Australia with the passage of their euthanasia bills."

During the recent election campaign, the Queensland Premier even promised to fast track debate of the euthanasia bill. Clearly the Queensland Labor Government believes assisted suicide is electorally popular. Read more on this issue, including pre election comments by Brisbane's Catholic Archbishop Mark Coleridge, here (only available to The Australian online subscribers).

If you live in Queensland, we urge you to contact your member of the Legislative Assembly (lower house) in the state Parliament and express your opposition to any form of euthanasia/assisted suicide.