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FAMILY MATTERS: The teen mental illness epidemic is …

WebFamily Matters / February 22, 2024. FAMILY MATTERS: The teen mental illness epidemic is international. Watch on. It is no secret that the mental health of teenagers and even younger children in New Zealand is deteriorating. The rates of suicide for young people in New Zealand are amongst the worst in OECD nations.

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Abortion and the Physical & Mental Health of …

WebABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr Greg Pike is a bioethicist and the Director of the Adelaide Centre for Bioethics and Culture (ACBC) established in 2012. Dr Pike obtained his doctorate in Physiology from the University of Adelaide in 1984, then continued

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McBLOG: Abortions on the increase in NZ :-(

WebTRANSCRIPT: The Ministry of Health has released the latest abortion statistics. let’s take a look at the latest trends – just over 3 years on from when our politicians decriminalised abortion and introduced one of the most liberal and extreme laws in the world, effectively legalising abortion to 40 weeks with token safeguards, as we will soon …

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MEDIA RELEASE: WPATH’s Experiment on Children Must …

WebMEDIA RELEASE: WPATH’s Experiment on Children Must Be Halted. Media Releases / March 12, 2024. Family First NZ is calling on the government to halt gender affirmative treatment of minors and for a full inquiry into the long term effects and potential harms of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. The call comes in response to the …

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RESEARCH – Abortion & Health of Women (2018)

WebA review of the evidence for health professionals. Released 23 March 2018. A research paper for health professionals, among others, which reviews international evidence to date about the relationship between abortion and the physical and mental health of women says that abortion is associated with a wide range of adverse physical and

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Teen pregnancy rate halves in 20 years

WebIn 1937, each woman had an average of 2.7 children, by 1961 the birth rate had risen to a high of 4.31 per women, before falling to 1.71 in 2018. The demographics of New Zealand mothers are changing, as the teenage pregnancy rate has halved in 20 years, while the proportion of women in their 40s giving birth has jumped by 30 per cent.

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Policy shift in Finland for gender dysphoria treatment

WebMercatorNet 27 July 2021 The international activist group SEGM, the Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine, has published a review of a radical shift in the standards of care for gender dysphoric children in Finland. A year ago, the Finnish Health Authority issued new guidelines which back psychotherapy, rather than puberty blockers and cross-sex …

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UK: Over One Third of Children on Puberty Blockers …

WebArticle first published on The Washington Stand, written by S.A. McCarthy … New research from the United Kingdom is showing that over a third of children placed on puberty blockers and hormone drugs suffered severe mental health deterioration afterwards.

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New Zealand's Abortion Statistics

WebHere is a summary of abortion statistics published by the Ministry of Health in the 2021 Annual Report: 13,246 abortions were performed in New Zealand in 2020, up from 12,857 in 2019. 18.6% of known pregnancies ended in an abortion in 2020, compared with 17.7% in 2019. 64.8 per cent of women who had abortions were not using contraception …

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FAMILY MATTERS: Child psychiatrist Dr Jillian Spencer challenges …

WebIt also serves as a warning to parents as to just how deep this ideology has embedded itself. Dr Jillian Spencer is an expert in her field, with over 20 years of experience as a medical practitioner and 10 as a specialist psychiatrist. As a child psychiatrist she challenges gender ideology, preferring a cautious and holistic approach to the

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Canada: Increased health problems after 5 years of cannabis

WebIn October 2018, Canada was the first G-20 nation to legalise recreational cannabis. Five years after Canada legalised cannabis, public health experts say legalisation hasn’t created any health benefits — but it has been linked to some serious concerns. Harms include increased use, large increase in cannabis poisonings among young …

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RESEARCH – Screen Time in NZ (2015)

WebReleased 9 February 2015. Executive Summary. Full Report (low res) Full Report (high res 8MB) Media Release “ Report Calls For Screen Time Guidelines for Children “. For additional copies, please contact Family First NZ [email protected].

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Puberty Blockers Not “Safe & Reversible”

Web21 September 2022. Family First NZ is welcoming an overdue turnaround in the Ministry of Health’s policy on puberty blockers for young people with gender dysphoria. Up until last week the Ministry of Health stated that “ Puberty Blockers are a safe and fully reversible medicine that may be used from early puberty through to later

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Abortion Legislation Act 2020 – Here’s how extreme it is…

WebWomen have a right to be fully informed. A just-published research review paper “Abortion and the Physical and Mental Health of Women – A review of the evidence for health professionals” reviews the international evidence to date about the relationship between abortion and the physical and mental health of women. It shows that abortion is …

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McBLOG: 'Midwife' to be renamed 'Midthingamy'

WebThe Midwifery Council in NZ wants to cancel any mention of women. ‘Midwife’ is to be renamed ‘Midthingamy’. You’ll also be astounded to hear their response to the simple question “what is a woman?”. But they’re not the only wokesters in the health field.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Puberty Blockers Should Be Halted In NZ

WebMedia Releases / March 13, 2024. MEDIA RELEASE: 13 March 2024. Puberty Blockers Should Be Halted In NZ Also. Family First NZ is again calling on the government to halt gender affirmative treatment of minors and for a full inquiry into the long term effects and potential harms of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

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