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5 tips for raising healthy kids in a food processed world

5 tips for raising healthy kids in a food processed world

Apr 24, 2024 |

Ultra-processed foods now account for two-thirds of calories in the diets of children and teens, according to new medical research. This is not surprising if you look around the aisles in the grocery store or observe the lines at fast food restaurants; but it is concerning. Strong evidence shows that a higher intake of ultra-processed foods raises the risk of obesity by 55%, sleep disorders by 41%, type 2 diabetes by 40% and depression by 20%.

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6 Ways the Mainstream Porn Industry Fuels Child Sexual Abuse

6 Ways the Mainstream Porn Industry Fuels Child Sexual Abuse

Apr 24, 2024 |

Child sexual abuse is an atrocity that goes against the very nature of human dignity. While widely acknowledged, the role of pornography in fueling child sexual abuse remains unknown to many around the world. Yet, when taking into account the common themes of mainstream pornography, which include teen, children, and incest, it is not difficult to see that child sexual abuse and the porn industry have closer ties than one might be aware of.

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Pro-Life Groups Ask British Parliament to Defeat Measure Legalizing Abortions Up to Birth

Pro-Life Groups Ask British Parliament to Defeat Measure Legalizing Abortions Up to Birth

Apr 24, 2024 |

Campaigners are calling on MPs to reject a new amendment tabled by Labour MP, Stella Creasy, to the Criminal Justice Bill that would make extreme changes to abortion laws. The amendment (NC40) proposes making the biggest changes to abortion laws since the Abortion Act was introduced in 1967. The proposed change to the law would make it more likely that healthy babies are aborted at home for any reason, up to birth, by removing key deterrents against performing an abortion at any point right through to birth.

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Underregulated and Unaccountable

Underregulated and Unaccountable

Apr 24, 2024 |

Commercial surrogacy is a contractual agreement where someone pays a woman to gestate and birth an unrelated child for a fee. In the United States, it’s an underregulated and unaccountable practice. Unlike adoption, the intended parents are not required to undergo a background check or home visit.

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