Hospital Suggests Assisted Suicide to Woman in Mental Crisis

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A woman suffering a mental health crisis, fearing for her own safety because of suicidal inclinations, has been counseled to consider a government “Medical Assistance in Dying” program, according to a report from the Christian Institute in the United Kingdom.

“That day my goal was to keep myself safe. I was thinking of maybe trying to get myself admitted to hospital because I was in crisis,” Kathrin Mentler recalled about her visit to Vancouver General Hospital, in search of psychiatric help, in the report.

“I live with chronic suicidal thoughts but that doesn’t mean I never feel joy in my life,” she explained.

But she was told by a “clinician” no beds were available and she should expect a long wait to see someone as an outpatient.

Then she was asked, “Have you considered MAiD,” by the clinician, who spoke of her “relief” when another patient struggling with mental issues died.

“That made me feel like my life was worthless or a problem that could be solved if I chose MAiD,” Mentler explained in the report. (Read more from “Hospital Suggests Assisted Suicide to Woman in Mental Crisis” HERE)

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Riley Gaines Says TikTok Removed a Video in Which She Never Even Spoke a Single Word

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Riley Gaines noted that a video that she posted — in which she never even spoke — has been removed from her TikTok account.

“This video just got removed from my tik tok for violating community guidelines but I literally didn’t say a word,” Gaines noted in a post on X, while retweeting a post that includes the relevant video.

In the video, Gaines can be seen eating cereal while a video plays in which an individual announces their pronouns and then proceeds to rattle off a massive list of bizarre self-descriptions.

“I am a white transmasculine, femme, nonbinary, temporarily mostly able-bodied, neuro-divergent, obsessive compulsive, chronically ill, culturally Jewish, Unitarian Universalist, nonmonogamous, demilowromantic, greydemibisexual, survivor of acute and complex trauma, millenial, and cat parent in mental health recovery,” the person declares in the video.

“Poor cat,” Gaines wrote earlier this month when sharing the video on X.

(Read more from “Riley Gaines Says TikTok Removed a Video in Which She Never Even Spoke a Single Word” HERE)

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An Unexpected Link to Miscarriage and Infertility

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As exposures to wireless and electronic devices and electromagnetic fields (EMFs) increase, so does the worry about rising infertility and miscarriage rates, leading to questions about a possible connection.

Infertility is increasingly affecting younger people of reproductive age; around 1 in 5 couples struggle with infertility, and miscarriage rates have been increasing by 1 percent every year.

EMFs from wireless and electronic devices can induce oxidative stress within cells sensitive to these environmental signals.

Organs involved in reproduction are vulnerable to damage from EMFs, and animal studies have established a connection. . .

EMFs have been shown to inhibit ovulation and damage ovarian reserves. Certain EMF frequencies have been shown to affect follicular growth, which can impair fertility since follicles are responsible for fertilizing eggs. (Read more from “An Unexpected Link to Miscarriage and Infertility” HERE)

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Planned Parenthood Says It Will Have to Shut Down if Texas Wins Lawsuit Demanding Millions

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The state of Texas is suing Planned Parenthood, and the organization argued that it may go out of business if the lawsuit is successful.

“This baseless case is an active effort to shut down Planned Parenthood health centers,” said Alexis McGill Johnson, the president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

The lawsuit alleges that Planned Parenthood wrongfully accepted payment from Medicaid during a time when the state was suing to end those funds.

Texas first notified the abortion provider that it would end Medicaid payments in December 2016. The organization sued and got a federal court to agree with it, which allowed it to continue Medicaid. In 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed that ruling, and it was upheld in 2021.

The lawsuit says that Planned Parenthood filed a legal appeal rather than a legislative appeal and argues that all payments accepted by the organization after Feb. 1, 2017, were fraudulent. (Read more from “Planned Parenthood Says It Will Have to Shut Down if Texas Wins Lawsuit Demanding Millions” HERE)

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The Nut That Slays Pesky Pounds, Diabetes and High Cholesterol

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. . .A team of researchers from the United States and Mexico applied whole pecans, a pecan polyphenol extract and high-fat diets to mice models to see what impact they might have on the development of metabolic abnormalities.

According to the results, supplementing a high-fat diet with whole pecans or a pecan polyphenol extract:

Reduced fat mass by 44 percent and serum cholesterol by 40 percent;

Enhanced glucose tolerance by 37 percent, prevented the enlargement of pancreatic islet cells;

And increased oxygen consumption by 27 percent!

. . .The researchers also observed anti-inflammatory properties in pecans. The mice fed pecans or pecan polyphenol extract showed a reduction in low-grade inflammation, which can lead to chronic inflammation and subsequent inflammation-related diseases. (Read more from “The Nut That Slays Pesky Pounds, Diabetes and High Cholesterol” HERE)

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Study Finds Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ May Be ‘Intentionally Added’ to Some Period Products

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A number of period products such as pads, tampons and menstrual cups contain potentially toxic “forever chemicals” which might be intentionally added to them in some cases, according to a new study.

Researchers, including Graham Peaslee from the University of Notre Dame in the US, said while these products are designed to make people feel comfortable during a menstrual bleed, their labels do not usually list the ingredients.

In the new yet-to-be peer-reviewed study, scientists assessed over 100 period products for fluorinated compounds – an indicator of potentially harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. . .

The new research found that while PFAS are absent from many period products, they might be accidentally or intentionally added to others.

Some governments in different parts of the world have either announced, or are contemplating, a ban or regulatory limits on the use of PFAS in textile products. (Read more from “Study Finds Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ May Be ‘Intentionally Added’ to Some Period Products” HERE)

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‘Barbie’ Banned in Kuwait, Under Fire in Lebanon for ‘Promoting Homosexuality’

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Though Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie has topped $1 billion in global ticket sales, some countries still aren’t on board.

The bubblegum pink flick won’t see a premiere in Kuwait to protect “public ethics and social traditions,” Reuters reported.

Lafi Al-Subaie, chairman of the film censorship committee in Kuwait, has accused “Barbie” of “carrying ideas that encourage unacceptable behavior and distort society’s values,” according to the Hollywood Reporter, which cited local media reports.

And in Lebanon, per Reuters, the film has been accused of “promoting homosexuality.”

Minister Mohammad Mortada, who is supported by the powerful political party and militant group Hezbollah, said the movie was found to “promote homosexuality and sexual transformation” and “contradicts values of faith and morality,” as it lessens the “importance of the family unit.” (Read more from “‘Barbie’ Banned in Kuwait, Under Fire in Lebanon for ‘Promoting Homosexuality'” HERE)

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Harry’s Razors CEO Brags About Treating ‘Birthing’ and ‘Non-Birthing Parents’ Equally, Leading ‘Socially Minded’ Company in Viral Video

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The CEO of Harry’s razors has jettisoned traditional words to describe the gender of parents and instead replaced them with awkward and crude terms preferred by leftists, all apparently in the name of keeping his company “socially minded.”

Last week, a clip of CEO Andy Katz-Mayfield discussing the company’s parental leave policy went viral on social media, mostly because Katz-Mayfield never mentions mothers and fathers or moms and dads in it. Instead, he brags that at Harry’s, both “birthing” and “non-birthing parents” are granted four months of leave after a child is born into their family.

“That treats birthing and non-birthing parents equally,” he says proudly. Those in the audience soon afterward clap, and Harry’s co-founder Jeff Raider sits silently in approval.

This “equal parental leave policy” at Harry’s is just one example of what Katz-Mayfield calls the company’s social-mindedness. “We also, as a company, have always tried to be sort of socially minded and not just be about bottom-line profits,” he explains before the clip abruptly ends. (Read more from “Harry’s Razors CEO Brags About Treating ‘Birthing’ and ‘Non-Birthing Parents’ Equally, Leading ‘Socially Minded’ Company in Viral Video” HERE)

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Library Director Resigns After Parents Called For Defunding Over ‘Pornographic’ Children’s Books

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The director of a Virginia public library has resigned following demands from outraged parents that the library be defunded over “pornographic” children’s books.

Michelle Ross resigned effective immediately as director of the Samuels Library in Front Royal in northern Virginia on Thursday. The move came during an emergency meeting of the Samuels Public Library Board of Trustees, who accepted her resignation.

“The board is 100 percent behind Michelle’s decision. We understand that it’s the best thing for her — her health and well being. We wish her well,” said Board of Trustees President Melody Hotek.

The library board has appointed Eileen Grady, a 21-year veteran of the library, as interim director and hopes to have a permanent director within six months.

Earlier this summer, a grassroots coalition of concerned parents and others called Clean Up Samuels petitioned for the removal of a slew of books they found objectionable, dozens of which they say are “pornographic.” (Read more from “Library Director Resigns After Parents Called For Defunding Over ‘Pornographic’ Children’s Books” HERE)

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Porsche Apologizes After Viewers Notice It Erased a Historic Christian Landmark From Its New Ad

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Porsche elicited outrage over the weekend after keen observers recognized the company had edited a historic Christian landmark of its new advertisement. Although the German company has issued an apology and taken down the video, questions persist about the motivations behind the company’s virtual iconoclasm.

The German company, owned by the Volkswagen Group, recently put out a video celebrating 60 “very fast years” of its signature two-door sports cars, the latest of which goes for over $290,000.

In the original iconoclastic version of the video — which has been rendered private on YouTube by the company but saved by one Twitter user — the car whizzes through the decades, years, and various locales, interrupted by the captions, “No matter how fast you move forward … never forget where you come from.”

Despite this plea to remember the past, viewers noticed that the company saw fit to erase one key piece of history from memory.

As the 911 speeds past the 25th Abril Bridge, which connects the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon to the municipality Almada, a pedestal can be seen in the background without its historic statue. (Read more from “Porsche Apologizes After Viewers Notice It Erased a Historic Christian Landmark From Its New Ad” HERE)

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