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The troubling surge in assisted suicide
The push to pass euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide laws over the past few years has seen a global rise and acceleration of various jurisdictions legalising ...
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US Lawsuit puts porn access age verification in the spotlight
The U.S. Supreme Court’s review of the case Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton has put a spotlight on a Texas law passed in 2023 requiring ...
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McDonald’s reverses course on DEI Policies and Initiatives
McDonald’s is joining a growing list of companies scaling back or abandoning their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The fast-food giant cited the U.S. ...
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Funding For Euthanasia, But Not Palliative Care
In a disturbing development affecting our already under-resourced palliative care service, Health New Zealand is looking to sack the only two people focused on improving ...
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More taxpayer money is spent on sex change surgeries in NZ… than care for dying children
Newly released figures show that the government would rather fund sex change operations than look after dying children in their last days. Released under the ...
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Pregnant woman billboard deemed “too controversial”
A Canadian pro-life group has had a billboard advertisement, picturing a pregnant woman, rejected… because it “creates too much controversy”.
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The UN is now training influencers to report hate speech and disinformation
The United Nations is now targeting online influencers in an effort to indoctrinate them about the likes of hate speech and disinformation. The United Nations ...
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Abortions Increase 23% Since Law Change
MEDIA RELEASE 18 December 2024 Abortions Increase 23% Since Law Change The Abortion Services Annual Report was released yesterday. It shows a disturbing trend ...
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MPs Should Reject Easter Trading Bill
Family First NZ is calling on MPs to reject ACT’s bill to liberalise Easter trading laws which is having its 1st Reading in Parliament today.
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Changes to Easter Trading Laws?
Parliament is once again looking to change the Easter trading laws. Will Christmas and Anzac Day be next in line for trading law changes?
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Puberty Blockers – The Facts (2025)
Prescribing Confusion & Chemicalisation Of Children BACKGROUND Puberty blockers are used as part of the process to direct young people who are gender confused towards ...
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Costly Transgender Procedures Funded By Taxpayer
According to an Official Information Act response from Health NZ / Te Whatu Ora, the taxpayer is funding more than $1 million dollars each year ...
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Legal Advice Tells Health Ministry to Pause Puberty Blockers
Family First has written to the Director-General of Health Dr Diana Sarfati requiring the Ministry of Health to remove the reference to the PATHA Guidelines ...
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Puberty blockers for under 18 year-olds banned in the UK
The British government has indefinitely banned the use of puberty blockers for individuals under 18, citing concerns over “unacceptable safety risks.” This decision follows expert ...
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Sex education review & woke indoctrination
Questions are being raised about whether the sex education review will make woke indoctrination better or worse in our schools. Released this week, the Education ...
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Christchurch bar bans man bags
A Christchurch bar which has banned man-bags in its venue has been labelled as “overtly homophobic”. As reported on Stuff.co.nz, The Rockpool has defended its ...
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Transgender golf players banned from LPGA
The governing body for women’s golf has banned transgender players from competing in its tournaments. The LPGA updated it’s Gender Policy for Competition Eligibility. It ...
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US Supreme Court on ‘Transgender’ Interventions
The U.S. Supreme Court heard a historic case (United States vs Skrmetti) on December 4 about a Tennessee law protecting minors from experimental and damaging “transgender” medical ...
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Heritage Foundation report on puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and youth suicide
Report summary Lowering legal barriers to make it easier for minors to undergo cross-sex medical interventions without parental consent does not reduce suicide rates—in fact, ...
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Book Awards fall short, again!
Book Awards fall short again, by awarding a controversial children's book that is loaded with social activism and reverse racism.
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