Imagine the outcry if men had to make appointments to see two different doctors and lie to them about an impending mental breakdown in order to make their own reproductive choices. What an interesting statement from the pro-abortion opinion writer, fortunately hidden behind A Newspaper paywall. Apparently it is her
National party In a move that contradicts the government’s “wellbeing” approach, mental health nurses have been axed from Counties Manukau Police Station. The ‘watch-house nurse pilot initiative’ was launched in 2008. It placed mental health nurses in the Counties Manukau police watch house. Following its success, the pilot became
Today’s face of the day Planned Parenthood CEO & President Leana Wen had her employment terminated by her employer because she refused to say that men can get pregnant! because of “philosophical differences over the direction and future of Planned Parenthood.” She was in the position for less than
There is a bloody good reason why we have plastic straws rather than paper straws, but the current ban on plastic straws (AKA turtle snorkels) has led to a situation where an aberration of common sense such as a metal straw has come into existence. When crimes against common sense
National party The government’s announcement that, despite passing legislation last year, it’s now consulting with the public on proposed regulation and standards on medicinal cannabis shows just how badly it has managed this process. The government has really mucked up the order when passing its medicinal cannabis Bill
Is that what our governments have in store for us? Do they wish to steal our minds? If not, they are doing a pretty good job of making me fear that this is the case. As some posters may know, I build websites in my ‘spare time’. ‘Spare time’ is
These days it is considered rude to not view obesity as a disease or an affliction that the person is a victim of. All I can say to that is that guns don’t kill people, people kill people and spoons don’t make you fat, you do. While I
The End of Life Choice Bill states in clause 4: Meaning of person who is eligible for assisted dying In this Act, person who is eligible for assisted dying means a person who— (a) is aged 18 years or over; and (b) is— (i) a person who has New Zealand
Radio New Zealand has reported on euthanasia activist Sean Davison. New Zealand-born euthanasia activist Sean Davison has been sentenced to three years under house arrest in South Africa for helping three people to kill themselves. Davison was convicted in New Zealand of assisting his terminally ill mother to die in
I have long suffered from depression. It is, as has been said, a Black Dog that sits on your shoulder and whispers in your ear. It is sneaky, cunning and always manages to say all the things guaranteed to make you feel hopeless, helpless and horribly alone. I have found
Botany MP Jami-Lee Ross has launched a new mental health-related podcast, JLR Unfiltered. The podcast will see the 33-year-old father-of-two discuss his own journey after surviving a mental health crisis in 2018 that saw him sectioned to and treated in an acute mental health facility. “As I was thanking staff
