Adolescents are going to Planned Parenthood to get hormone replacement drugs in an effort to avoid the often months-long consultations and safeguards implemented by specialist and strongly regulated clinics.
Planned Parenthood has become one of the fastest-growing and largest hormone providers across the United States as the organization – which is more commonly known for assisting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of unborn babies every year – is willing to dish out the cross-sex hormones within 30 minutes of the first consultation. The only requirement for a teenager is a mere discussion about the potential side effects of the drugs.
Most specialist clinics, however, often undertake rigorous and thorough assessments that take up to a year to complete, with even that timeframe becoming longer due to the ever-increasing public scrutiny and attention surrounding the issue.
As a result, Planned Parenthood affiliates in Portland saw an increase of roughly 400 percent in cases involving hormone or transgender treatment between 2021 and 2022. Affiliates in Ohio reported an over 500 percent increase. One of the organization’s Knoxville-based clinics even admitted that around one-fifth of its patients in 2021 demanded hormone therapy.
One mother, whose autistic son was prescribed hormones within minutes of his first visit to a Planned Parenthood clinic in New Jersey, argued, “It’s criminal what Planned Parenthoods all over the country are doing… And most people have no idea this is happening.”
Notably, a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry earlier this year found that transgender surgery fails to reduce the demand for mental health services.
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Adolescents are going to Planned Parenthood to get hormone replacement drugs in an effort to avoid the often months-long consultations and safeguards implemented by specialist and strongly regulated clinics.
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The United Nations (UN) has lashed out at France’s recent decision to ban the wearing of Islamic headscarves for athletes competing in the Paris Olympics next year.
Marta Hurtado, a spokeswoman for the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights, argued on Tuesday that “No one should impose on a woman what she needs to wear, or not wear” adding, “Discriminatory practices against a group can have harmful consequences.”
Her statement followed France’s Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra’s argument that the decision was taken to reflect the nation’s commitment to its strong secularist principles. Oudéa-Castéra’s Ministry claimed in a statement in response to the UN’s criticism on Tuesday: “[Muslim women] may not wear a headscarf (or any other accessory or garment expressing their religious affiliation) when representing France in a national or international sporting competition.”
Notably, France is the sixth largest contributor to the UN, paying $128 million, or just under five percent of the organization’s annual budget.
The French government has made an increased effort to integrate Muslim women and girls into society, such as ruling last month that girls cannot wear the Islamic “abaya” in schools.
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The United Nations (UN) has lashed out at France's recent decision to ban the wearing of Islamic headscarves for athletes competing in the Paris Olympics next year.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law earlier this week that requires all K-12 schools in the state to have gender-neutral bathrooms by July 2026.
The new law – Senate Bill 760 – demands that gender-neutral bathrooms be available throughout school hours and during the school’s daily functions and “unlocked, unobstructed, and easily accessible by any pupil.”
The law also requires schools to designate a member of staff that operates as a point of contact to ensure the bathrooms are compliant with the mandate. The bathrooms can only be subject to a temporary closure provided there is a “documented student safety concern.”
“California is proud to have some of the most robust laws in the nation when it comes to protecting and supporting our LGBTQ+ community, and we’re committed to the ongoing work to create safer, more inclusive spaces for all Californians,” said Newsom, in a statement.
The bill comes after a series of decisions by Newsom to thrust Pride and LGBT propaganda into every area of education in the state, such as threatening schools that refuse to teach about gay pedophile Harvey Milk with a $1.5 million fine.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law earlier this week that requires all K-12 schools in the state to have gender-neutral bathrooms by July 2026.
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Washington National Cathedral unveiled its new racial-justice-themed stained glass windows over the weekend to replace the previous depictions honoring Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, which were removed in 2017.
The Cathedral argues the new windows, entitled “Now and Forever,” depict protestors holding placards that read “no foul play” and “fairness” and were introduced to signify a “new chapter” in the monument’s artistic and architectural legacy.
The previous stained glass windows of generals Lee and Jackson were described by the Cathedral as “offensive” and “a barrier to the ministry of this cathedral,” according to the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, explained during Saturday’s unveiling.
“[T]oday is an opportunity to recommit ourselves, and to recommit this Cathedral, to join that march toward fairness for all Americans, but especially for African Americans,” Rev. Hollerith continued.
“There is a lot of work yet to be done to confront systemic racism, to foster racial reconciliation and to be repairers of the breach, both in the past, the present and in our future,” he added.
The “artist” responsible for the windows, Kerry James Marshall, unveiled his work in a similarly racially-charged speech by comparing the Biblical fall of humanity with the creation of America and stated the event highlighted “one instance where a change of symbolism is meant to repair a breach of America’s creation promise of liberty and justice for all.”
Those funding and supporting the project included the Ford Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and Steven Spielberg’s Heartland Foundation.
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Washington National Cathedral unveiled its new racial-justice-themed stained glass windows over the weekend to replace the previous depictions honoring Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, which were removed in 2017.
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A high school in Ontario has removed all books published before the year 2008 in an effort to make the school’s library more “inclusive” for students returning from their summer holidays, including Anne Frank’s Diary, the Harry Potter series, and even “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.”
Erindale Secondary School in Mississauga removed roughly 50 percent the library’s collection under an “equity-based book weeding” policy implemented by the local school board earlier this year.
“This year, I came into my school library and there are rows and rows of empty shelves with absolutely no books,” said one student.
The “weeding” process is merely the first step in the new policy, with the second comprising an audit of books based on whether they “promote anti-racism, cultural responsiveness, and inclusivity,” and thirdly ensuring the books reflect the “diversity” of the pupils attending the school.
The decision was criticized by the Ontario government, with Minister of Education Stephen Lecce stating: “It is offensive, illogical and counterintuitive to remove books from years past that educate students on Canada’s history, antisemitism or celebrated literary classics.”
The local school board announced following the backlash that it “works to ensure that the books available in our school libraries are culturally responsive, relevant, inclusive, and reflective of the diversity of our school communities and the broader society.”
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A high school in Ontario has removed all books published before the year 2008 in an effort to make the school's library more "inclusive" for students returning from their summer holidays, including Anne Frank's Diary, the Harry Potter series, and even "The Very Hungry Caterpillar."
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A new UC Berkeley poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times has found that a strong majority of California voters are opposed to cash payments to the descendants of enslaved African Americans. The poll also revealed, however, that California voters believe that the government should do more to address racial disparities.
Six in 10 said it was unfair to ask today’s taxpayers to pay for wrongs committed in the past, while 53% said it would be unfair to single out one group when other racial and religious groups were also historically wronged. About 1 in 5 said the proposal would cost too much.
Although cash payments were not widely favored, they received more support from women, younger voters, and those born in the U.S. State Senator Steven Bradford recently introduced a bill to create the California American Freedmen Affairs Agency, which would oversee and implement reparations, including cash payments.
“I know who will pay: It’s people like me,” said interviewee Richard Malone, 71. “It won’t be the rich. It won’t be the poor. It will be all of us in the middle. You don’t have to be a mathematician to know that our taxes will have to go up to pay for this.”
The report from the Reparations Task Force highlighted California’s history with slavery, including the presence of enslaved African descendants during the Gold Rush and the existence of loopholes that allowed slavery and discrimination to persist despite the state’s ban on slavery in 1849.
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A new UC Berkeley poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times has found that a strong majority of California voters are opposed to cash payments to the descendants of enslaved African Americans. The poll also revealed, however, that California voters believe that the government should do more to address racial disparities.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has vetoed a bill that requires judges in child custody cases to consider whether a parent has affirmed their child’s gender identity. While the move was blasted by the bill’s authors, Newsom explained in a statement that he believes “…a court, under existing law, is required to consider a child’s health, safety, and welfare when determining the best interests of a child in these proceedings, including the parent’s affirmation of the child’s gender identity.”
Effectively, Newsom is claiming the thrust of the bill is already California law, though bill co-author Sen. Scott Wiener disagrees, claiming, “Governor Newsom has been such a staunch ally to the LGBTQ community. A true champion. Respectfully, however, this veto is a mistake”.
Newsom said he appreciates the “passion and values” that led Democrat Assemblywoman Lori Wilson to introduce the bill, adding that he shares a “deep commitment to advancing the rights of transgender Californians, an effort that has guided my decisions through many decades in public office.”
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California Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has vetoed a bill that requires judges in child custody cases to consider whether a parent has affirmed their child's gender identity. While the move was blasted by the bill’s authors, Newsom explained in a statement that he believes "…a court, under existing law, is required to consider a child's health, safety, and welfare when determining the best interests of a child in these proceedings, including the parent's affirmation of the child's gender identity."
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Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign team and surrogates are hailing the news that Disney – led by Bob Iger – is doubling its investment into theme parks, claiming the corporation has “abandoned the culture war” after clashing with the Florida Governor.
Former President Donald Trump warned in April that DeSantis was mishandling his conflict with Disney, potentially leading to reduced investment in or partial withdrawal from the Sunshine State for no tangible benefit. DeSantis booster John Hasson claims time has proven the former president wrong, as “Disney is increasing its FL investments and has abandoned the culture war”.
But while Disney’s CEO, Iger, has announced an increase in investments in parks and cruise ships, it is not clear how much of this will be allocated to Florida, and worse still, the news came at the same time Disney Parks boss floated the idea of a woke, “Wakanda“-themed attraction.
“We have a wealth of untapped stories to bring to life across our business,” said D’Amaro. “Frozen, one of the most successful and popular animated franchises of all time, could have a presence at the Disneyland Resort. Wakanda has yet to be brought to life. The world of Coco is just waiting to be explored. There’s a lot of storytelling opportunity.”
Nor has Iger actually said he is abandoning the culture war, merely telling investors the company will “quiet the noise” – a statement almost identical to the one the company made in April, before embarking on a summer of wokeness that saw drag queens greeting children at their parks.
Hispanic actress Rachel Zegler, who stars in next year’s live-action remake of Snow White, has also been outspoken about how her new, feminist version of the character will not be saved by a “stalker” prince or have any interest in “true love”, because “it’s no longer 1937.” The seven dwarfs of the original movie will also be replaced with a multi-racial cast of “magical creatures”.
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Ron DeSantis's presidential campaign team and surrogates are hailing the news that Disney – led by Bob Iger – is doubling its investment into theme parks, claiming the corporation has "abandoned the culture war" after clashing with the Florida Governor.
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Naturally, Team DeSantis will try to take whatever small or pyrrhic victories they can get right now, desperate as they are to leave some kind of mark on this presidential primary campaign
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A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. convicted three individuals for “…a felony conspiracy against rights and a FACE Act offense” for protesting an abortion clinic – suspected of providing illegal late-term abortions – in the city. Two two of the defendants, Jean Marshall and Joan Bell are over 70 years old.
The FACE Act is a Clinton-era law prohibiting protestors from physically blocking access to an abortion clinic, crisis pregnancy center, or place of religious worship. Since the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – effectively overturning Roe v. Wade and returning the abortion question to the states – President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has stepped up FACE Act prosecutions of pro-life protestors, seemingly in revenge.
According to the DOJ, Marshall, Bell, and the third defendant – 41 year old Jonathan Darnel – each face “a maximum of 11 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $350,000.” For Marshall and Bell, the maximum prison sentence would be tantamount to a life sentence in prison for an over-exuberant protest.
In late August, five other pro-life activists were convicted of violating the FACE Act during the same protest. One of the protestors, Lauren Handy, had contacted the Washington Metropolitan Police Department after she removed five aborted fetuses from the clinic’s medical waste. According to Handy, the fetuses showed advanced stages of development indicating the clinic was engaging in late-term abortion – barred by federal law. The Washington D.C. medical examiner’s office said they had no plans to autopsy the fetuses. No charges against the clinic were pursued.
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A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. convicted three individuals for "...a felony conspiracy against rights and a FACE Act offense" for protesting an abortion clinic – suspected of providing illegal late-term abortions – in the city. Two two of the defendants, Jean Marshall and Joan Bell are over 70 years old.
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Critics of former President Donald J. Trump have suggested his approach to abortion is less than desired, citing clipped videos from an interview with Meet the Press, and fundamentally attempting to misrepresent his position and history on the subject.
The self-declared “most pro life president in US history” explained that he now prefers to leave the matter up to the states, and to “sit down with both sides… and negotiate something, and we’ll end up with peace on that issue for the first time in 52 years.”
This, after all, was the entire point of the Dobbs ruling, and indeed the U.S. Constitution. But critics who now demand a federal ban have turned on Trump in recent days. Those same critics, hardly coincidentally, are also vocal supporters of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s presidential aspirations.
Using an issue like abortion in a primary against Trump is not just underhanded, it’s also embarrassing for them when confronted with Trump’s record.
1. Roe v. Wade
Trump’s most notable achievement on abortion actually came after he left office. Namely, to have the United States Supreme Court remove Roe v Wade‘s constitutional protections in June 2022, by having appointed several conservative justices to the court.
Indeed, Trump oversaw the appointment of over 150 conservative justices while President, including 43 U.S. Court of Appeals judges and 99 District Court judges. Roe’s overturning alone makes him the most pro-life president in U.S. history, but the ruling itself Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – itself guarantees the matter is returned to the people’s representatives, not federal agencies.
2. Removing Support and Funding for Planned Parenthood.
The Trump administration permitted states to defund Planned Parenthood of Title X funds in 2019, leading to a 63 percent reduction in “family planning” visits as well as a $809.4 million funding cut from the program. The move was recognized as a “major policy win for social conservatives looking to prohibit access to abortion.”
The former President overturned Obama-era and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rules to allow states to withhold or cut funding for Planned Parenthood within the first few months of his presidential term in 2017.
Trump also made it a requirement for health insurance companies to disclose if plans cover abortion and even canceled huge contracts for taxpayer-funded experimentation with body parts of aborted babies.
3. Department of Health for Human Services.
Trump introduced a new division at the HHS devoted to “conscience and religious freedom” in 2018, enabling healthcare workers to refuse to undertake specific roles, such as birth control or abortion, based on their religious convictions.
Under his oversight, the HHS published an updated five-year plan between 2018-2022, in which it dedicated its operations to “protecting the life of all Americans at every stage of life, beginning at conception.”
4. Changing America’s International Stance on Abortion.
The Trump administration cut off all overseas funding for abortions and announced that there is no international right to abortion at a United Nations meeting in 2019.
The U.S., under Trump’s leadership, further removed funding for the pro-abortion United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which has been “complicit in China’s oppressive population control activities, including birth limitation policies and forced abortions,” according to SBA Pro-life America.
That primary challengers would now try to hurl accusations of being “pro abortion” at Trump is self-evidently ludicrous. Especially since none of them were complaining when the above achievements were being racked up.
It speaks to something far darker at the heart of Never Trumpism, to use an issue like this as a cudgel against a man with the best record of any president, living or dead.
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Critics of former President Donald J. Trump have suggested his approach to abortion is less than desired, citing clipped videos from an interview with Meet the Press, and fundamentally attempting to misrepresent his position and history on the subject.
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