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LIFEalerts – Sexual Exploitation
Sexual Exploitation Germany – Registered sex workers drop sharply in pandemic The number of people registered as sex workers with German authorities declined sharply last year as coronavirus restrictions shut brothels for months. Legislation in 2002 legalized and regulated prostitution in Germany, giving sex workers social benefits, and they are now obliged to register. But … Read more
LIFEalerts – Pornography
Pornography World – Controversial Sexuality Education Rejected at World Health Assembly Multiple UN Member States have recently rejected a paragraph calling for highly controversial “Comprehensive Sexuality Education” (CSE) at a World Health Assembly (WHA) resolution on ending violence against children. This means that UN documents will no longer accept CSE moving forward. CSE goes far beyond … Read more
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