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Finnish expert exposes gender reassignment myths
The gender affirming care experiment on children in Finland is being unwound as scientific and medical evidence show that it is ineffective, dangerous, and not ...
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Disturbing Details Of Euthanasia Drugs – Expert
Family First highlights the reality of what happens when drugs are given for assisted suicide and euthanasia.
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Something is rotten in the State of Victoria
There must be something in the water in the State of Victoria, Australia. The latest madness being driven by its far-left Premier, Jacinta Allan, involves ...
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Euthanasia’s global trends – a slippery slope
We've just published our latest findings in this Euthanasia Fact Sheet on Global Trends. As state-assisted suicide is normalised, international evidence reveals a disturbing trend.
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Abortions increase 30% since law change
Data from the Ministry of Health reveals that the number of abortions have increased by 30% since abortion was decriminalised in 2020. On average, 329 ...
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HRC struggles to rustle up ‘Conversion Therapy’ complaints
The $2.25m taxpayer-funded complaints centre set up by the Human Rights Commission for receiving complaints about ‘conversion therapy’ has struggled to obtain any formal complaints ...
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NZ doctor raises red flag on cannabis use with immunotherapies
A New Zealand-born doctor, now residing in Australia, and an advocate for medicinal cannabis use, is ringing the alarm bells when it comes to cannabis ...
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Three major warnings within the latest euthanasia review
The latest euthanasia/assisted suicide annual report by the Ministry of Health makes for sobering reading. This is not simply the ever-increasing numbers of New Zealanders ending their ...
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Media Statement: Transgender sports policy reflects public opinion
Today’s superb (and well overdue) policy change by Sport New Zealand regarding biological males in women’s sports simply reflects public opinion.
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Stillbirth policy gaps provide financial incentive for abortions
Abort your baby late-term and also get around $4600 from the government. We are not making this up. This is precisely what is happening in ...
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Media Release – Euthanasia numbers soar despite tiny workforce
The latest review of euthanasia has just been released by the Ministry of Health – and despite a tiny workforce, there has been a continued ...
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Health NZ wrote to us – here is our response
We recently received a letter from the Ministry of Health showing, first and foremost, that they are watching our work here at Family First closely. ...
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From enforcer to critic: NZMJ’s selective outrage
“There are none so blind, as those who will not see”. This quote comes to mind after reading the latest editorial in the New Zealand ...
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Cannabis’ link to heart failure risk – Study
A new study has found that daily cannabis users are 34% more likely to develop heart failure than non-users.
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Mainstream media’s madness on magic mushrooms
Mainstream media, particularly here in New Zealand, is making a big deal about the supposed benefits of magic mushrooms, more often thought of as psychedelics ...
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Funding Silence
Universities are silencing certain topics. Simon O’Connor was recently asked to give a talk at a New Zealand university, sharing his impressions of a recent ...
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A Slew of Stunning US Supreme Court Decisions
There has been a number of significant judgements coming out of the United States Supreme Court around areas of interest to Family First. These judgements ...
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Publishing’s Hostile Environment For Gender-Critical Authors
Authors and publishers who hold gender critical views are abused, harassed, and frequently find it difficult to have their books published. If published, the research ...
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UN Report Calls on Governments to Prohibit Child “Gender Transition”
It is not every day we agree with a United Nations report, but this recently released one caught our attention and commendation on two particular ...
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NZ Forum On The Family 2025
Not to be missed - the 17th annual New Zealand Forum on the Family is bringing together some exceptional international speakers. This year we've also ...
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