If Labour wins the election, don’t worry. Look in the mirror and say ‘I can get through anything!’ Go exercise that right brain of yours by painting a smiling painting of Chippy. If you see someone getting beaten up by gang members, it’s OK to do nothing because that’s what everyone else would do.
Will Gen Z’s well-documented risk aversion mean fewer babies?
Ethical issues abound for society’s most vulnerable.
The High Court struck down the puberty blocker ban on consultation and discrimination grounds. It also found the minister had a rational basis to act, made his own decision and did not act for an NZ First purpose.
The fight for sanity is going to take longer than you imagine.
Even if I separate myself as much as I can from the tweets, reels and photos of bad news, I can rationally collect enough evidence to know things are bad. Very bad.
According to the report, New Zealand had the highest suicide rate amongst youth in the 36 countries that were analysed, the second highest rate of school bullying and the third highest percentage of overweight children.
If we medicalise too much of ordinary life, we risk not only treating what does not need treatment but also losing sight of those who desperately do.
Canada’s MAiD program was launched in 2016 for people whose death was “reasonably foreseeable”, but was expanded in 2021 to make those with chronic diseases and other physical conditions eligible, and advocates now want people suffering only from mental health issues to be included.
Ensuring accessible palliative care for all must remain at the heart of the discussion, not expanding assisted-suicide legislation in the name of choice and compassion.
Thanks to five women and months of unpaid work.
When the language of mental health becomes ubiquitous, imbued with victimhood, and accompanied by a loss of confidence in objective truth, the protective discipline of morality and the importance of character tend to be superseded.
Problem solved, no. But problem met head-on, yes.
Rose of Tralee Winner Caoilfhinn Ní Choiligh delivers powerful message to young girls.
