Commentary
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Alberta government proposes new safeguards for medically assisted dying
In just four years, deaths from assisted suicide/assisted dying in Alberta, Canada, increased by 109 percent. This is the reality Premier Danielle Smith’s government in ...
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UK House of Lords votes for abortion decriminalisation
In a troubling development for abortion law in England and Wales, the House of Lords has rejected amendments aiming to remove or alter Clause 208 ...
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Scottish Parliament chooses life as assisted dying bill falls
On 17 March 2026, the Scottish Parliament rejected the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill at Stage 3, with 69 MSPs voting against, ...
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The gap between cannabis hype and cannabis science just got harder to ignore
Alongside chronic pain, mental health conditions are among the most common reasons people turn to marijuana for medical use. However, a comprehensive review of cannabis ...
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App Store Accountability Bill Proposed To Strengthen Online Safety For Children
Family First is calling on the government, or individual Members of Parliament, to adopt its App Store Accountability Bill, designed to target an obvious ‘choke ...
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U.S. casts lone vote against UN’s gender identity agenda
For the first time in the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women’s (CSW) 70-year history, the Agreed Conclusions were not adopted by consensus. ...
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Age verification for online adult content comes into force in Australia
At Family First, we have long warned that the digital Wild West has exposed children to objectionable material that no responsible parent would allow in ...
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New Zealand is paying more to end lives than care for them
A frontline New Zealand GP has exposed a troubling financial incentive at the heart of our end-of-life system — assisted dying pays up to six ...
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US medical organisations hidden trans agenda finally exposed
Summarising a recent Daily Citizen article by Glenn T. Stanton titled: “The New York Times’ and 20 State AGs Expose Medical Groups’ Trans Agenda A ...
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EU’s backdoor move redirects social funds toward abortion access
The European Commission has declined to establish a new dedicated EU-wide funding mechanism for abortion access, as requested by the “My Voice, My Choice” European ...
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As countries pull back on puberty blockers, New Zealand remains passive
Commentary by ‘Ala Pomelile Across the Western world, governments are starting to face an uncomfortable reality: the medicalisation of childhood gender distress has advanced much ...
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France pushes to open the door to euthanasia
Yesterday, the French National Assembly voted on passing a bill legalising assisted dying. This marks the next phase in a year-long debate on euthanasia and assisted dying. ...
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New research shows adolescent cannabis use linked to higher psychiatric risks
It is no secret that many young people believe that marijuana is a safe and natural drug and is the most commonly tried illegal drug ...
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New research highlights how Fatherhood strengthens child well-being
For decades, researchers have focused on mother-child dynamics, parenting styles, and their effects on psychological well-being and physical health. However, recent research has examined fatherhood ...
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What the State of the Nation report doesn’t tell us about child well-being
Commentary by ‘Alapasita Pomelile The Salvation Army’s annual State of the Nation (SOTN) report offers a grim overview of the reality faced by many of ...
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American Medical Association shifts stance on gender‑related surgeries for children
Another one bites the dust. The American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced it no longer supports “gender-affirming surgeries” for children under 18. This marks another ...
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Born alive. Left to die. This is abortion.
Commentary by Ala Pomelile Across the Tasman, a quiet crisis unfolds in Australian hospital rooms. While debates about making abortion even more accessible dominate headlines, ...
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Open Letter To Christian Political Parties – #Election2026
Why ‘Christian’ parties shouldn’t expect different results, unless… There have been many “Christian” or social-conservative parties since 2002 – including Christian Heritage NZ, United Future, ...
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The slippery slope of organ donation and assisted dying
In an opinion piece (in response to a Stuff NZ article on organ donations and assisted dying), Dr John Kleinsman of the Nathaniel Centre for ...
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Department of Health report confirms sex-selective abortions in the UK
For years, it was dismissed as a 'conspiracy theory' or a statistical impossibility. But new data from the UK Department of Health and Social Care ...
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