Health
We Need a Real Open National Debate
More than at any other time, New Zealand needs a genuine national health debate. Yet it seems that almost everyone in authority and mainstream media is keen to avoid this.
The Mafia Strikes Yet Again
What sort of tribunal bankrupts a retired doctor – with no insurance, no practice, no patients – simply for warning mothers about risks that are now openly acknowledged even by mainstream authorities?
Govt Must Act On Puberty Blockers
Family First’s position remains that there should be an immediate end to new prescribing of puberty blockers due to the clear lack of quality probative evidence of efficacy and safety.
The Medical Workforce Issue in New Zealand
If fewer than half of international recruits can be expected to stick around, it makes little sense to focus on increasing recruitment to solve the crisis, as if pouring more water into a leaky bucket will overcome the leaks.
Toby Rogers’ Statement to the Permanent Subcommittee
If we stop exposing children to these hazards in the first place, that would stop the epidemics of chronic illness in children. Now we must summon the political will to act.
Alcohol a Concern (But Not Abortion)
When it comes to FASD, the government is clearly signalling that the unborn child is human and has value. Yet simultaneously, Minister Dooecy voted for Labour’s extreme abortion legislation in 2020.
It’s Not Unusual, They Say
Any attempt to tell us this is usual is a smokescreen to hide the reality.
Police Tribunal Delays Ruling on Cop
Expert statements submitted in her defence, including those from physicians, argued that safety data for pregnant women and infants was lacking and that her inquiries were scientifically reasonable.
What Has the Australian Government Been Smoking?
Prohibition doesn’t work, nor does the quasi-prohibition approach of high taxes and endless red tape. The black market is now the market.
Where the Money Really Goes and How to Fix It
Claimants for injuries, in this case, ones caused by medical procedures, are usually exhausted, unwell, and financially stretched. I wonder, as well, just how fair can it be when ACC knows, consciously or not, that many will simply give up.
A Compromise Would Be a Big Mistake
Any attempt to support the bill in its present form or a compromise version which effectively deregulates genetic editing in laboratories will be a opening into an entirely uncertain and risky future.
The Dems’ Theater of the Absurd
Clearly, the Democrats have forgotten what the American people voted for – and voted against.
Political Neutrality in the Healthy Futures Act
NZDSOS urges a re-evaluation to protect free speech and professional integrity in medicine.