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'Experimental' efforts to preserve fertility for gender dysphoric youth raise ethical concerns: study
Freezing the reproductive cells of gender dysphoric youth at risk of infertility due to puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to preserve their ability to reproduce raises grave ethical concerns, three researchers warned.
'Stunning victory for sanity': Australian judge rules against puberty blockers for 12-year-old boy
An Australian judge has ruled against a mother who saught to put her 12-year-old son on puberty blockers and has granted custody of the boy to his father.
He says he heard God speak — and what happened next shocked his doctors
Christopher Gunderson spent the first 16 years of his life unable to eat and in desperate need of medical intervention for survival.
Isle of Man legalizes assisted suicide: ‘Very sad day’
Campaigners supporting improved palliative care have voiced their sadness after the Isle of Man parliament approved a draft bill to legalize assisted suicide.
Sight to the blind? Elon Musk looks to expand Neuralink applications to 'telepathy,' 'telekinesis'
Elon Musk is looking to expand Neuralink applications to telepathy and telekinesis.The Tesla and X CEO brain implant venture, Neuralink, filed trademark applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office earlier this month.
Boston Children's slashed doctors' time to assess kids before referring them for trans procedures
A former “gender-care specialist” at Boston Children’s Hospital testified that her ex-employer slashed the time allotted for psychologists to assess minors expressing confusion about their sex before referring them for life-altering procedures.
Doctor withheld results of puberty-blocker study for political reasons: report
A medical doctor and leading proponent of transgender procedures for minors recently admitted that there were political reasons she didn't publish the results of a taxpayer-funded study showing no positive mental health effects for gender dysphoric children.
Father of deceased trans-identifying son breaks down, recalls pressure to affirm boy's gender confusion
Bill Mahoney wept as he remembered his late son, Sean, who became convinced he was the opposite sex and died in 2021 after obtaining a prescription for cross-sex hormones that exacerbated his cancer.
14 states sue TikTok, blame app for fueling youth mental health struggles, endangering lives
TikTok violated state laws by claiming its platform is safe for young people and sold minors’ personal identifying information without parental consent, according to lawsuits filed by a coalition of 14 attorneys general.
Men, conservatives most likely to view US birth rate as too low: survey
A new survey reveals divergent views on the low birth rate in the United States based on one's gender and political ideology.
CURE International announces largest hospital expansion in its history
CURE International, a U.S.-based Christian nonprofit organization, has launched its most significant hospital expansion project to date, breaking ground on a 22,000 square-foot, three-story facility in Ethiopia. The new state-of-the-art building marks a milestone in the organization’s 25-year history of serving children with treatable disabilities.
Instagram makes teen accounts private; watchdog group hails ‘major victory’
Instagram has announced that it's making the accounts of teenagers private in an attempt to make the social media platform safer.
Frequent porn use leads to depression, loneliness among young Americans: survey
Young Americans who consume pornography frequently experience more loneliness and depression than their peers who do not, a new study has revealed as concerns about the impact of access to sexually explicit material among minors are prompting states to take action.
University of Louisville professor wins in court after getting fired for questioning gender ideology
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in favor of Allan M. Josephson, who claimed he was demoted and essentially ousted by the University of Louisville in 2017 after sharing his opinions about how best to treat young people with gender dysphoria.
Christian whistleblower nurse fired from Texas Children's Hospital talks spiritual war
Vanessa Sivadge, a Christian nurse who claims she was recently terminated from her job at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, said she sees her situation as part of a spiritual war.
