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Why Are We Ignoring Family as a Solution to Loneliness?

Why Are We Ignoring Family as a Solution to Loneliness?

May 9, 2023 |

.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy rolled out a new advisory on “our epidemic of loneliness.” The document argues that “Americans appear to be becoming less socially connected over time,” states that this trend has negative consequences for individuals and communities, and offers a number of solutions meant to boost connectedness.

To announce the advisory, Murthy wrote in the New York Times about his own struggles with loneliness. He recounted, for example, how he let his relationships languish as he focused on his job, and then how he later felt ashamed to rekindle those relationships when the job ended. Murthy then went on to explain what ultimately pulled him out of isolation.

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A New Study Shows That Men Are Adversely Affected by Abortion

A New Study Shows That Men Are Adversely Affected by Abortion

May 8, 2023 |

Last week, the group Support After Abortion, released a white paper entitled “Abortion’s Long-Term Negative Impact on Men.” Both anecdotes and research clearly demonstrate that women often suffer psychologically after obtaining an abortion. However, there is considerably less research on how abortion affects the psychological health of men. The National Survey of Family Growth reports that one in five men will experience an abortion before the age of 45. Even if men are statistically less likely to suffer after an abortion, more research on this topic still has the potential to assist millions of men.

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Trans Procedure Bills Signal Growing Consensus around Protecting Children

Trans Procedure Bills Signal Growing Consensus around Protecting Children

May 8, 2023 |

On April 28, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R) signed into law SB 99, a bill that prohibits puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and genital-mutilating surgeries for minors. A similar bill was sent to the governor’s desk in Oklahoma on April 27. Both pieces of legislation passed their respective state legislatures by a wide margin, signaling the broad public support that these types of laws are receiving despite intense pressure from left-wing activists to torpedo the bills.

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Hackers Target Pro-Life Pediatricians in ‘Unrelenting’ Cyberattack

Hackers Target Pro-Life Pediatricians in ‘Unrelenting’ Cyberattack

May 8, 2023 |

Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, pro-life institutions and individuals have faced sustained attacks. The militant group Jane’s Revenge vandalized pregnancy resource centers, the FBI arrested pro-life father Mark Houck in Pennsylvania, and a deranged pro-abortion man plotted an assassination attempt on Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
These unrelenting attacks show no sign of abating. Look no further than the latest assault on the American College of Pediatricians, also known as ACPeds.

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Korea is most expensive country to raise child: study

Korea is most expensive country to raise child: study

May 8, 2023 |

Korea is the most expensive country in the world to raise a child, a recent study shows, a statistic that escalates concerns about the country’s declining birth rate amid a demographic crisis.

The latest study by Beijing-based think-tank, YuWa Population Research Institute, revealed that Korea ranks highest in the world when it comes to the cost of raising a child from birth to the age of 18 years, at 7.79 times the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, according to the South China Morning Post, Monday.

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