Commentary
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MEDIA RELEASE: “ANZSPM does not support the legalisation of euthanasia”
November 5, 2021
Media Releases
MEDIA RELEASE 4 November 2021 Palliative Medicine Doesn’t Include Euthanasia – ANZSPM The peak body for palliative medicine in New Zealand and Australia has released ...
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Media Release: Growing Problem Of A Teen Transgender Trend
November 4, 2021
Media Releases
Official data shows that an increasing number of young people are being diagnosed with gender identity issues, are receiving puberty blockers, but that the numbers ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: Select Committee Farewells Biology on Birth Certificates
November 3, 2021
Media Releases
MEDIA RELEASE 3 November 2021 Select Committee Farewells Biology on Birth Certificates The Governance and Administration Select Committee has confirmed its support for a law ...
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Open Letter to Totara Hospice re: End of Life Choice Act
November 3, 2021
Media Releases
We are writing to express our concern that you will be one of the only hospices in New Zealand offering euthanasia and assisted suicide under ...
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Auckland hospice prepares for assisted dying
November 1, 2021
News & Stories
On TVNZ Q&A over the weekend, they featured the euthanasia issue which comes into law in a week. But rather than speaking to both sides ...
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UK – Prayer might not be outlawed under ‘Conversion Therapy’ ban
November 1, 2021
News & Stories
The newly-launched Let Us Pray campaign, led by The Christian Institute, has urged the Government not to cave into the demands of activists who want ...
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Vaping ‘hooks’ teens on nicotine. Funded by Big Tobacco
October 28, 2021
News & Stories
A product designed to counter the dangers of smoking was instead cleverly marketed at teens and ultimately taken over by Big Tobacco. Juul Labs, Inc. ...
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Rise in use of marijuana to treat anxiety and depression. For better or worse?
October 28, 2021
News & Stories
Marijuana consumption is on the rise, and that includes increased use of medicinal cannabis. The most common use of cannabis is to treat anxiety, depression ...
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An Open Letter to Fayzah Mutlib
October 28, 2021
News & Stories
OPEN LETTER TO FAYZAH MUTLIB On behalf of families throughout New Zealand, we offer our sincere condolences and prayers following the loss of your ...
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US Study – Vaping marijuana by teens doubles in last seven years; potentially permanent effects
October 26, 2021
News & Stories
The evidence continues to mount – more teens are vaping high-potency cannabis that can permanently damage the teenage brain. A new study, published in JAMA ...
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Couple making high-potency cannabis oil blow up their Kāinga Ora house
October 26, 2021
News & Stories
An Invercargill couple blew up part of their Kāinga Ora house resulting in $46k of damage. The judge did not impose a reparation order because ...
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‘Counting Ourselves’ – Advocacy Research Should Be Treated With Caution
October 22, 2021
Media Releases
Transgender research coming out of the University of Waikato’s Trans Health Research Lab should be treated with the upmost caution because of their conclusions and ...
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NZ study – Rapid rise in teens using vaping with nicotine
October 20, 2021
News & Stories
The proliferation of vaping products is creating nicotine addiction among kiwi teens, with a new study finding more than a third of high school students ...
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Death caused by cocktail of MDMA & alcohol
October 15, 2021
News & Stories
The inquest into the death of a Hamilton man last summer has found the cause of death to be acute cardiac failure, brought on by ...
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Transgender medics warn against puberty blockers and reassignment surgery for teens
October 14, 2021
News & Stories
Dr Marci Bowers and Dr Erica Anderson warn that children should not be given puberty blockers, which they say could have irreversible consequences. They also ...
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Labour & Green MPs are misrepresenting the ‘conversion therapy’ bill
October 14, 2021
News & Stories
From Bob McCoskrie … Contrary to some of the narrative by supporters of the ‘conversion therapy’ bill – including Labour and Green members of the Select ...
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UK Study – Marijuana use linked to serious mental illness
October 13, 2021
News & Stories
A new study finds “highly significant associations between cannabis use and increased risks of developing common and severe mental illnesses.” In fact the results were ...
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Media Release – Treatment for Gender Dysphoria “Polarised”, “Mixed Evidence”
October 11, 2021
Media Releases
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) have released a position statement on gender dysphoria, and in it they explicitly acknowledge that ...
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Year 13 student makes excellent submission, yet he’s unfairly patronised
October 8, 2021
News & Stories
Blake Williams is a year 13 student. He bravely turned up before the Select Committee, expressing concern about the medical intervention of changing one’s sex, ...
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Relaxing drug laws will do more COVID harm, yet Dr Baker wants decriminalisation
October 8, 2021
News & Stories
A somewhat controversial opinion from Dr Michael Baker, as he calls for drug decriminalisation as part of effort to stamp out COVID-19. Baker also supports ...
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MPs behaving badly on Select Committee
October 7, 2021
News & Stories
We all remember the ‘Unruly Tourists’ from 2019 … well now we’ve got ‘Unruly Politicians’ Some of the behaviour at the select committee stage ...
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