May 2014

Alex Schadenberg blog 29 May 2014 The Belgian euthanasia reports indicate that the number of reported euthanasia deaths continue to […]

Stuff co.nz 29 May 2014 Maori party MP Pita Sharples was \’\’bullied\’\’ into not correcting a paid parental leave bill

The Guardian 26 May 2014 A Swiss organisation that helps people take their own lives has voted to extend its

NZ Herald 29 May 2014 An Anglican pastor has quit the church and is taking his congregation with him after

CNS News 21 May 2014 Although Pope Francis was praised for his “who am I to judge?” comment about gay

Stuff co.nz 28 May 2014 Calling your 10-year-old daughter a whore should be recognised as a crime in the same

OneNews 28 May 2014 A bill which will loosen the strict regulations governing victim impact statements has passed its final

NZ Herald 26 May 2014 A new commission structure for pubs with pokie machines is being condemned by anti-gambling lobbyists

NZ Herald 25 May 2014 Quick. Call the cops! I smacked my 3-year-old. It wasn\’t Once Were Warriors. Far from

National Review Online 22 May 2014 In the media’s portrayal, people defending marriage as the union of a man and

Stuff co.nz 22 May 2014 Kiwis are knocking back the alcohol equivalent of 826 bottles of beer a year each

The Local 20 May 2014 France seems no nearer to banning the spanking of children, known as la fessée, after

NZ Herald 21 May 2014 Google now beats talking to friends for young Kiwis with emotional or health problems, a

The Telegraph 19 May 2014 Phin Lyman, 18, is my new hero. The schoolboy has just written about his virginity

Huffington Post 19 May 2014 The world of marijuana is changing. And that means the world of marijuana-related news stories

New York Times 16 May 2014 More than 10,000 American toddlers 2 or 3 years old are being medicated for

The Telegraph 19 May 2014  Children as young as nine are to be prescribed drugs which delay the onset of

Stuff co.nz 17 May 2014 Their friends always thought they were a marvellous couple. But nobody knows what really goes

OneNews 16 May 2014 Parents are the big winners from yesterday\’s budget with the Government announcing a half a billion

NZ Herald 16 May 2014 Police say they do not support the decriminalisation of natural cannabis despite calls by Auckland\’s

Public Discourse 12 May 2014 While there are good secular/rational/natural arguments against same-sex marriage, people of faith also make arguments

IMFC 12 May 2014 Executive Summary This paper examines research that is typically ignored about abortion’s effect on the family. The

NZ Herald 15 May 2014 Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse says it is time to decriminalise natural cannabis because it

Sydney Morning Herald 13 May 2014 Alcohol kills 3.3 million people worldwide each year, more than AIDS, tuberculosis and violence

Rand.org May 2014 The average American teenager watches three hours of television a day. Typical teen fare contains heavy doses

Slate.com 5 May 2014 Americans are accustomed to a marriage debate between traditionalists and egalitarians. The traditionalists say marriage is

Sydney Morning Herald 12 May 2014 Pressure is mounting for Australian governments to raise the legal drinking age to 21

Stuff co.nz 13 May 2014 How crass, how churlish, how crude that at a time when the city is facing

The Telegraph 9 May 2014 A High Court judge has ruled that a 13-year-old girl is capable of making her own

NZ Herald 12 May 2014 Sperm donors are so in demand there is up to a two-year wait, prompting one

Stuff co.nz 11 May 2014 A mother whose children were physically and sexually abused by the man Child Youth and Family

Stuff co.nz 11 May 2014 A group of high-powered New Zealand women, some of them mothers, say paid parental leave

NZ Herald 10 May 2014 Two former Child, Youth and Family caregivers acquitted of assaulting boys in their care say