Thousands of Colombians Protest Governments Embrace of Gender Ideology

Oct 23, 2024 |

“Thousands of Colombians took to the streets in some 30 of the country’s cities over the weekend to demand the repeal of External Memorandum 115 of the national government’s Superintendency of Health (Supersalud) that sanctions sex changes for minors.
Sponsored by several organizations that defend life and the family, including Unidos por la Vida (United for Life) and Unión Familia (Family Union), the marches saw wide participation by the country’s citizens, including families, religious leaders, and health professionals.”

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Revealing Divorce Statistics in 2024

Oct 23, 2024 |

“The decision to end a marriage is deeply personal, but there are some widespread factors that weigh into the decision. For example, you’re more likely to divorce if you have divorced friends. And you’re less likely to divorce in Louisiana than in Nevada. We’ve combed through research from the U.S. Census, the CDC, Pew Research and more to find out what drives divorce in the United States.”

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UK begins emotive debate on assisted dying as law change proposed

Oct 23, 2024 |

“A proposal to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to end their lives was introduced to parliament on Wednesday, setting off an emotional debate on an issue that polarises opinion.
The assisted dying bill is expected to allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults with six months or less left to live the right to choose to end their lives with medical help. It is the first attempt to change the law in a decade.”

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Why This Country is Seeing a Staggering Increase in the Number of Rapes

Oct 23, 2024 |

“According to a report published Tuesday by Physicians for Human Rights, there’s been a “massive influx” of sexual violence in eastern DRC [Dominican Republic of Congo] in recent years. When group representatives interviewed local clinicians about patients, they heard harrowing stories: Children as young as 3 years old raped; victims sometimes held days or weeks in captivity; others penetrated with sharp objects.
“The level of sexual violence is shocking. It’s staggering,” says Saman Zia-Zarifi, director of Physicians for Human Rights.
The report cites nearly 90,000 documented rapes in 2023 in DRC, up from 40,000 in 2021. Zia-Zarifi believes this is a severe undercount.”

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Why The U.S. Should Not Follow Canada’s Lead On Child Care

Oct 22, 2024 |

Democrats will … guarantee affordable, quality child care to millions of working families for less than $10-a-day per child,” reads the Democratic Party Platform. Your friendly neighbor to the north, Canada, has been building such a child care system since 2021. The goal of the system, in the words of the Canadian government, is to “create a Canada-wide system of high-quality, affordable, flexible, and inclusive early learning and child care that all families can access no matter where they live.” What has actually been achieved is a complete destabilization of the sector and increased difficulty accessing child care programs.

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