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LIFEalerts – Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse Colorado – Breaking News: Colorado passes bill to overhaul marijuana industry Recently, Colorado State Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a bill to establish a scientific review council to analyze the available research on the physical and mental health effects related to the use of high potency marijuana. The bill must face one more vote … Read more
LIFEalerts – LGBTQ+ Issues
LGBTQ+ Issues Sweden – Swedish Hospital bans experimental drugs used on transgender minors The most politically and socially liberal countries in the world has nonetheless issued new guidelines on how to care for gender dysphoric minors and their mental, emotional, and physical well-being under age 16. The guidelines contradict many assertions of the transgender lobby, which encourage … Read more
LIFEalerts – Euthanasia
Euthanasia Belgium – UN Human Rights Council criticized Belgium’s euthanasia law Since Belgium legalized Euthanasia in 2002, the country has experienced a hundredfold increase in registered euthanasia deaths. In February 2014, the law expanded to enable doctors to end the lives of children of any age. In 2017, almost 20% of deaths by euthanasia in … Read more
LIFEalerts – Abortion
Abortion USA – Abortion clinic asks women for their aborted babies in medical research A New Mexico late-term abortion clinic has partnered with the University of New Mexico by donating body parts of aborted babies to be used in medical research. The clinic started issuing consent forms to mothers for their babies to be used … Read more
LIFEalerts – Sexual Exploitation
Sexual Exploitation World – Epilogue on the Archives of Criminology Human trafficking is yet another type of crime whose meaning and expression are both relative and evolutive. Palermo Protocol is where the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) advocate three main approaches: prosecution, protection and prevention strategies. Canada and the US have a … Read more
LIFEalerts – Medical Ethics
Medical Ethics USA – New movement calls for a change in determining brain death The Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) is a model state law agreed upon in 1981 by a number of expert bodies, which gives criteria for deciding whether a severely brain-damaged person is dead or not. Most states have adopted it, … Read more
LIFEalerts – Paedophilia
Paedophilia Ireland – School curriculum content contain images of paedophilia A senior Fianna Fáil TD had questioned the suitability of some books and films on the curriculum for English in both Junior and Leaving Certificate exams, claiming they contain descriptions and images of paedophilia, bestiality and torture. Former minister Willie O’Dea said the issue was … Read more
LIFEalerts – IVF & Surrogacy
IVF & Surrogacy Australia – Specialist question the need for expensive add-ons of IVF Two Australian IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) Specialists are questioning the need for expensive IVF add-ons that get offered to so many IVF clients. If standard IVF works, why all the expensive add-ons? They claim that many expensive IVF add-ons rest on very … Read more
LIFEalerts – Euthanasia
Euthanasia Canada – Appeal to lawmakers considering legalizing euthanasia In a 3-minute video presentation, Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of Euthanasia Prevention Coalition appeals to lawmakers to first examine the Canadian experience before legalizing euthanasia & assisted suicide. Hidden in the euthanasia debate are the stories of pressure and coercion. The following represent a sample of … Read more