America is facing a mental health crisis. Suicide, anxiety, depression, and drug overdose deaths have all risen to record levels. Younger generations have been hit especially hard during this crisis. Millennial men and women experience increased anxiety and depression compared to previous generations at the same age.
Read MoreThe United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) received a powerful brief from The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s Centre for Faith and Public Life (“CFPL”) on September 9, 2024, which documented the disproportionate effect of euthanasia and assisted suicide on women with disabilities in Canada. According to their report, a change in Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying law (MAiD) in 2021 made assisted suicide and euthanasia available to Canadians on the basis of disability or chronic illness, instead of only impending death. Disability advocates charge that since then, Canadian authorities may be deliberately pursuing a strategy of providing such subpar benefits to disabled persons, that it keeps them in a constant state of poverty. For many disabled people, committing suicide with the help of the state and medical doctors seems like their only way to escape financial strain.
Read MoreDads are irreplaceable and essential for child well-being. Whether teaching them life skills, providing emotional support, or simply being a steady presence, dads’ profound impact on their children’s growth and development is unique. Research shows that when dads are actively involved, kids thrive emotionally, academically, and socially. But despite these benefits, many dads face hurdles to participating in parenting, especially when it comes to accessing programs and services that support families.
Read MoreA new academic report carefully explains an important paradox with marriage in America today and the bottom line is interesting. As marriage rates continue to decline, the social sciences are documenting how robust the benefits of marriage are for adults and their children. In fact, these benefits are growing stronger in essential ways.
Read MoreThe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) relied on leftist politics that contradict medical research to create its highly influential clinical recommendations for giving gender-confused children opposite-sex hormones and surgeries, say 20 state attorneys general in a letter released this morning. In so doing, the AGs say, the AAP may have violated state consumer protection laws that require accuracy in selling products and services.
“[W]hen it comes to treating children diagnosed with gender dysphoria, the AAP has abandoned its commitment to sound medical judgment,” write the attorneys general plus the Senate president and House speaker of Arizona’s legislature to the current and incoming AAP presidents.