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Scoop
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Majority Support For Bill Defining ‘Woman' & ‘Man'
ONLY 29% OPPOSITION TO THE BILL A new poll has found majority support for a Member's Bill that would ensure the biological definition of a woman and man are defined in law according to biology, with two in three voters of the coalition government parties in support. The Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill will provide clarity and consistency in New Zealand law by defining 'woman' as 'an adult human biological female' and 'man' as 'an adult human biological male' in the Legislation Act 2019, and was introduced by NZ First. In the independent polling commissioned by Family First NZ and carried out by Curia Market Research, 1,000 respondents were asked 'A Member of Parliament has proposed a law that would define a woman as an adult human biological female and a man as an adult human biological male regardless of gender identity. Would you support or oppose this proposed law?' 52% of respondents said they support the proposed law and only 29% oppose it. (A further 19% were unsure). Women net support was +4% with a further 27% unsure, but men were strongly in favour with net support +42%. Net support by age is +19% for under 40s, +22% for 40-59 year olds, and +26% for over 60s. In terms of party vote, ACT voters were most supportive (72%) followed by NZ First (68%) and National (64%). Undecided voters were 54% in favour. Labour were 35% for and 44% against, Greens -15% net support and TPM -13%. The nationwide poll was carried out between 30 April and 4 May and has a margin of error of +/- 3.1%. Family First's Bob McCoskrie says: 'Given the recent decision by the UK Supreme Court, it's time that NZ's Government also removes the confusion and returns to simple biological reality. Family First is calling on both the National Party and the ACT Party to fast-track NZ First's Member's Bill and adopt it as a Government bill. It's clearly supported by 2/3'rds or more of your voters. Contrary to media and left wing commentary, this is not a negative 'populist' proposal. This is a very popular proposal!'
Scoop
22-04-2025
- Health
- Scoop
Government Should Respect Women & Biology In Law
Family First NZ is calling on both the National Party and the ACT Party to fast-track NZ First's Member's Bill that would ensure the biological definition of a woman and man are defined in law, and adopt it as a Government bill. The What is a woman? campaign last year called for 'woman' to be defined as 'an adult human female' in all our laws, public policies and regulations and was signed by more than 23,500 people and presented to Parliament last August. We are still awaiting a response from the Select Committee. An appropriate bill would state that: an individual's 'sex' means an individual's sex at birth, either male or female; a 'female' means an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova; who has, had, will have or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization. a 'male' means an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilise the ova of a female who has, had, will have or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.; 'woman' and 'girl' refer to human females, and 'man' and 'boy' refer to human males; 'mother' means a parent of the female sex, and 'father' means a parent of the male sex; and with respect to biological sex, separate accommodations are not inherently unequal. The bill would require and state that distinctions between the sexes be considered substantially related to the important governmental objectives of protecting the health, safety, and privacy of individuals, with respect to the following areas: schools; sports; prisons or other detention facilities; domestic violence centers; rape crisis centers; changing rooms; toilets; and other areas where biology, safety, or privacy are implicated that result in separate accommodations. Individuals born with a medically verifiable diagnosis of disorder/differences in sex development should be provided appropriate legal protections. How do we target specific women's health issues or target the gender pay gap, or violence against women, or support the Women's Refuge, or uphold our nation's history of fighting for women's rights if we can't define the target audience in the first place? A 'woman' always has been, always will be, our beloved mothers, grandmothers, wives, daughters, sisters, aunts – an adult human female. Given the recent decision by the UK Supreme Court, it's time that NZ's Government also removes the confusion and returns to simple biological reality.
