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New Peer Reviewed Study Debunks Myth Of Abortion As Normative For Mother (USA)
A study involving close to 8 million pregnancies debunked the notion that abortion is a normal experience for mother, finding that it is rare for a woman to have both births and abortions. Out of 5 million women with at least 1 pregnancy, less than 6% have both births and abortions. Women in the study … Read more
New assisted suicide guidelines may lead to fewer suicide tourists (Switzerland)
The Swiss Medical Association agreed to a new set of guidelines for assisted suicide that state: The physician must conduct at least two detailed discussions with the patient separated by an interval of at least two weeks. The symptoms of the illness and/or functional impairment must be unbearable, the severity of which is to be … Read more
When access to medical treatment is more difficult then access to MAID (Canada)
Canadians are seeking death by euthanasia (MAiD) because they are not able to access medical treatment, or they are living with a disability, or a mental illness and/or poverty. Canada’s medical system makes it difficult for Gwen to receive treatment but easy for her to receive MAiD (euthanasia). The Canadian government is currently debating further expansions … Read more
Canadian Virtual Hospice promotes euthanasia book for children (Canada)
The Canadian Virtual Hospice is a “platform [that] could address some of the national gaps in palliative care,” The Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Activity Book is available. The branding between the “Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) Activity book” and the “Me and My Illness” activity books is similar. If the message being sent with … Read more
OnlyFans, giving more visibility to a certain type of Prostitution (South Africa)
The platform is full of people of all persuasions trying to make a buck in adult entertainment by satisfying watchers’ needs, ranging from those who have foot fetishes to those who are willing to pay women to wear the outfit they choose for them for the day. The line is very grey as to whether … Read more
A possible way out of porn addiction (USA)
A new study done by psychologist Stephen Sammut and published in Frontiers in Psychology, highlights the dangers of pornography addiction and offers a way out of it. According to Sammut a focus on higher-level cognitive faculties can override the cravings from our lower brain which ultimately spur porn consumption. It is crucial to focus recovery … Read more
Johns Hopkins Psychiatrist: Transgender is ‘Mental Disorder;’ Sex Change ‘Biologically Impossible’ (USA)
The pro-transgender advocates do not want to know, said McHugh (psychiatrist), that studies show between 70% and 80% of children who express transgender feelings “spontaneously lose those feelings” over time. Also, for those who had sexual reassignment surgery, most said they were “satisfied” with the operation “but their subsequent psycho-social adjustments were no better than … Read more
Child porn on the rise (South Africa)
Lieutenant, Colonel Heila Niemand revealed that child pornography is becoming increasingly common in South Africa. Approximately 150 000 images of explicit child content were seized from people who also intended to create and distribute more child porn. In her testimony, Niemand said police had received countless leads daily of South Africans possessing, distributing or creating … Read more
Young Adults Misunderstand Porn as a Help Manual to Have Sex (India)
According to a study by Emily Rothman a professor at Boston University, published in the journal ‘Archives of Sexual Behaviour’, young adults prefer pornography as their most helpful source of information on how to have sex. The bad news is that young adults are misunderstanding the purpose of porn. Most free, online pornography is there … Read more