B.C. judge orders second mother declared a third parent to child of polyamorous trio
CBC 26 April 2021 ‘Gap’ in provincial law prevented woman from being recognized as mother, court says A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered…
Official Data Reveals Failure Of Anti-Smacking Law
Media Release 30 April 2021 Family First NZ says that the latest research on smacking in New Zealand has completely ignored the bigger picture of…
The Government will roll out changes to make birth-certificate sex changes easier
NZ Herald 29 April 2021 The Government is rolling out a number of changes to make it easier for transgender people to legally change their…
Colorado reckons with high-potency marijuana and its impact on children
The Denver Post 28 April 2021 Lafonna Pacheco hardly recognized her daughter, Roxanne Delte, by the time she turned 17. “It wasn’t just a teenager…
ACTIVE INTELLIGENCE: Ep 3 – “Is a joke ‘hate speech’?”
The Government has promised to reform hate crime and hate speech laws in the wake of the Christchurch Mosque attacks. Lawmakers around the globe have…
Safe Areas Bill ‘Poorly Drafted’, ‘Deeply Flawed’ – Legal Opinion
Media Release 27 April 2021 A legal opinion by a leading QC has labelled the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill as poorly…
“Surprising” results from new CBD pain study
New Atlas 25 April 2021 A new study from researchers at Syracuse University is presenting results from one of the first placebo-controlled trials exploring the…
Heavy marijuana use during pregnancy linked to premature birth, early infant death
NBC News 23 April 2021 As more states legalize adult use of recreational marijuana, researchers are trying to determine the drug’s impact on developing brains….
Planned Parenthood disavows its founder (but not abortion)
BioEdge 25 April 2021 Planned Parenthood has a founder problem. Margaret Sanger was a racist and a eugenicist. Critics of Planned Parenthood have been needling…
Support For Lower Speeds Outside School Gates
Media Release 26 April 2021 Family First NZ is supporting government proposals to reduce the speed limit nationally to no more than 40km/h around all…