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Study Falsely Claims Abortion is Safer Than Childbirth

Study Falsely Claims Abortion is Safer Than Childbirth

Feb 25, 2026 | ,

Maria Steenland, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health, claims, “Our new analysis shows that it is far more dangerous to be pregnant than to have an abortion, and this gap in mortality risk is even larger than previously recognized.”
Steenland et al’s assertion that abortion bans will increase maternal mortality is not supported by good evidence. It is instead an example of why abortion proponents routinely oppose the laws and regulations necessary to provide for adequate surveillance of abortion related injuries. Junk data makes it easier to pretend that abortion is safe.

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Spanish Court Approves Euthanizing Disabled Woman

Spanish Court Approves Euthanizing Disabled Woman

Feb 25, 2026 |

Reuters reported on February 20, 2026 that a woman who become disabled after an attempted suicide has been approved to be killed by euthanasia.
The woman qualified for euthanasia based on her physical disability. The Spanish law does not require the person to have a terminal diagnosis. Nonetheless, she became disabled from her attempted suicide that her father has argued was based on her mental health issues.

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Hard Parenting, Better Relationships: New Evidence

Hard Parenting, Better Relationships: New Evidence

Feb 25, 2026 | ,

Parenting feels easier when parents feel their partners and the surrounding community are more supportive, per new IFS survey.
When parenting is too hard, fewer children are born.
Parents who want better relationships with their kids often feel pressured to relax expectations and rules (and our findings certainly don’t mean case-by-case exceptions are bad!), but the truth is that the hard work of maintaining household norms and rules pays off.

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Colorado bill would remove children from parents who refuse to affirm “gender identity”

Colorado bill would remove children from parents who refuse to affirm “gender identity”

Feb 25, 2026 | ,

Colorado Democrats have advanced legislation that would empower courts to remove children from parents who decline to affirm their child’s claimed “gender identity,” treating biological reality as potential grounds for custody loss.
Similar cases have unfolded in Indiana, Montana, Texas, and Arizona, where states removed minors from “non-affirming” homes and placed them in facilities promoting medical transition.

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Minnesota trans lawmaker claims porn sites are ‘educational’ for ‘queer kids’

Minnesota trans lawmaker claims porn sites are ‘educational’ for ‘queer kids’

Feb 25, 2026 | ,

Minnesota Democratic state Rep. Leigh Finke, a biological male who identifies as a transgender woman, told a legislative hearing that pornography websites can serve as “educational” content for “queer” children.
Finke has a long record of advancing radical gender policies, including authoring Minnesota’s 2023 “trans refuge” law that shields child sex-change procedures from parental consent requirements.

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